I must write now and quickly, before I begin to prefer the perfect version that lives in my head.

But just because something’s been damaged doesn’t mean it’s ruined.

Pain is an inevitable part when you truly love.

Don’t try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.

No blood at all. I could hear that phrase repeat itself in my head, louder each time. No sticky, hot, messy, awful blood. No splatter. NO BLOOD AT ALL. Why hadn't I thought of that?

The infantile cowardice of our time which demands an external pattern, a nonhuman authority.

Everybody can doubt, and they are free to doubt, and I don't want to convince anyone.

Our prayers may be an index of how small and self-centered our world is.

The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.

I like turning on two radios at once. I like hearing things wrong… I get a lot of ideas by mishearing things.

Whatever you like to do, make it a hobby and whatever the world likes to do, make it a business.