I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters.

Raindrops are my only reminder that clouds have a heartbeat. That I have one, too.

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

The world is a mess and I want to laugh because all I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to see it.

I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.

Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them.

The words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.

I can do anything I want. Be with anyone I want. And it'll be my choice.

I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.

It's the kind of kiss that inspires stars to climb into the sky and light up the world.

People seldom realize that they tell lies with their lips and truths with their eyes all the time.

You have chosen the pathway to your present destination. The responsibility for your situation is yours.

Blues musicians don't retire. They drop.

Everything is honoured, but nothing matters.

A thought functions only as a fragmentary part in the formulation of an idea.

Some days I'm in better control and can navigate my way through stuff, and other days, not so much.

I think everyday people on the street who have never been affiliated with the tea party movement are alarmed with the spending and the debt that we have.

I usually make to-do lists with timelines, and pen and paper does the trick for me.

Explaining humor is a lot like dissecting a frog, you learn a lot in the process, but in the end you kill it.

Just build a classic horseshoe of wood and plaster, and fill it with statuary and curtains, then sit back and savor the beautifully blended results.

He soon recognized the fact that the stimulus proceeded from the idea to be in the power of a woman rather than from the act of violence itself.