I'm afraid the negative things are always the great subjects. Failure is much more interesting than success.

Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn.

Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.

Probably human cruelty is fixed and eternal. Only styles change.

My life looked good on paper - where, in fact, almost all of it was being lived.

When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable

Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition. The truth, Venus, is that nobody gets over anything.

Perhaps there are other bits of my life that would take on content, take on shadow, if only I read more and thought less about money.

When you’ve lost all your play, guess what love becomes. Work. Work that gets harder every hour.

Love is blind; but it makes you see the blind man; teetering on the roadside . . .

Every 10 years you're a different person, and the really great books evolve with you as you get older. They're full of new rewards.

Do not be afraid of living without family- be afraid of living an empty and meaningless life

As far as I’m concerned, the only thing sweeter than seeing a friend is that friend canceling on me.

Only the Prince of Peace gives peace.

The only person I really wanted to talk about Augustus Waters was Augustus Waters.

The only prophecy the artist can make with confidence is that he and his message will be misunderstood by a world that values all the wrong things.

I learned a long time ago that you have to be able to laugh no matter what. Otherwise you start weeping and never stop.

All of art is a search for ways of being, of living life more fully.

No. I just never wanted to throw them away. Even if they were broken. I still loved them.

I've put down my scrivener's pen. These days i prefer not to.

Ideas are the very coinage of your brain.