I felt the tears streak down my cheeks but I wasn't crying.

I am nothing more than the consequence of catastrophe.

Have you ever had a girlfriend, Kenji?" me?

Because a quiet night is not the same as a silent one, a firm man is not the same as a steady one, and a bright light is not the same as a brilliant one.

Because it's so hard to be kind to the world when all you've ever felt is hate.

Because it's so difficult to fight what you cannot control and right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark.

Right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark

I think wow, I imagine this is what it's like to have friends.

First! Does this need to be said? Second! Does this need to be said by me? And third! Does this need to be said by me right now?

he says : " please don't shoot me for this " and he kissed me .

Nothing in this life will ever make sense to me but I can't help but try to collect the change and hope it's enough to pay for our mistakes.

The stars could fall - the moon could crash from the heavens - and Mariko could not care.

It's hard for a man to live with a successful woman - they seem to resent you so much. Very few men are generous enough to accept success in their women.

How could you do nothing to him, if you fought so hard?” she asked. “I’m lust and he’s wrath!” he yelled. “I’m a lover, he’s a fighter!” Virtue - A Fairy Tale

By getting your customers to agree with you in small steps along the way, you have a better chance of reaching agreement when it's time to do business.

Fanaticism? No. Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go.

In the moments I get it right, every step I take seems to be matched by a universal mystery, which obligingly, incredibly, creates what I can't.

The true mark of maturity is when someone hurts you and you try and understand their situation instead of hurting them back.

I am really heavy into songwriting.

It doesn't much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no.

People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov)