I guess, really thinking about it, I always assumed when you missed someone , it was tangible...something real you could grab and hold on to, but it's a not-there feeling.

All the inane, meaningless noises people make that pass for intelligent conversation. They might as well be pigs grunting in the pen. (92)

A piece of writing takes exactly as long as it needs to be done right.

Friendship...is like pain. Explaining it is impossible.

to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.

She has fought many wars, most internal. The ones that you battle alone, for this, she is remarkable. She is a survivor.

In football there is very rarely a "typical day" - there are always issues and challenges that arise from nowhere, and as manager you have to be ready to deal with them.

Being the number one pick was a great opportunity and meant a lot to me.

You ought to be able to discover something from your stories. If you don't, probably nobody else will.

For gods' sake, Strider," Torin snapped. "Open your mouth and form some words. While you're at it, stop staring at the angel like he's a tasty treat.

Looking at the ball going over the fence isn't going to help.

A past may chase you if you try to escape from it... but once you confront it, it's just an old memory inside you. There's nothing to be afraid of.

Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.

I don't ever want to grow up. I guess I'm like Peter Pan. Grown-ups have problems. I want to stay happy.