I looked around at the rooms that I did not see as rooms but more as a landscape for my emotions, a biography of memory.

I heard silence, silence infinite as the bottom of the ocean, a silence that sealed.

The Bible will teach you, correct you, instruct you, and give you hope.

Just thinking about how long it’s been since I’ve managed to wind up covered in blood, ” I said. “It’s like a new trend. A blood-free trend.

Give me good health and I'll take care of the rest.

Suddenly I've got an overwhelming desire to surround myself with the aura of classical and Romantic art.

My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.

Balsamic vinaigrette, Tabasco, and giblets. Then let it boil.

One can't be free without action.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

There are no grades of vanity; there are only grades of ability in concealing it.

If you're going to write about the river, you've got to get in.