I think you know everything at eight. But is is hidden from you, sealed up, in a way you have to cut yourself open to find.

People do not change, they are merely revealed.

Only bad writers think that their work is really good.

Write whatever way you like. Fiction is made of words on a page; reality is made of something else. It doesn't matter how "real" your story is, or how "made up": what matters is its necessity.

God, I hate my family, these people I never chose to love, but love all the same.

We do not always like the people we love- we do not always have that choice.

I have no place left to live but in my own heart.

The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page.

I’m really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don’t confuse the issues really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two.

There are men who would do anything, asleep, and I'm not sure what stops them when they wake. I do not know how they draw the line.

Description is hard. Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a place to stand.

And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion.

Language forces us to perceive the world as man presents it to us.

When you feel like you're crazy because you think differently than the people around you, God sends a confirmation that you've not lost it.

We have the Internet of Everything but not the inclusion of everyone.

It is through strength of technique that the body stays in possession of music.

When I said they'd scored two goals, of course I meant they'd scored one.

[Corneille] was inspired by Roman authors and Roman spirit, Racine with delicacy by the polished court of Louis XIV.

Continual improvement is an unending journey

Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!

When your heart's not open you can't see what you've got.