I thought three minutes and twelve seconds would undo me. Now I’m trapped. I cannot survive in this elevator. Not with him, Not for much longer Another second.

The lights disappear, The elevator shudders, Stalls, Quits. All in the same nanosecond. All that exists is darkness so thick I can't think, And Travis so close I can't breathe.

I have to get off this elevator.I can't ride with him, Can't look at him, Can't be this close to him. Can't, Can't, can't.

What the world stigmatizes as romantic is often more nearly allied to the truth than is commonly supposed.

Oh, quit it! You're the possessor of a beautiful wife, a beautiful gas-stove, and you were going to forget all this race-hysteria.

Inspiration for my short stories grows from a psychic kernel, a vision of some sort or an eccentric, colorful dream.

I should pursue only those habits that would make me feel freer and stronger.

Teach your child to hold his tongue He'll learn fast enough to speak.

A lot of athletes use sports psychologists.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

That's what I paint, I paint people. They're portraits, but you won't always be pleased with the way you look in my paintings. Which is fine, I guess. Unless you're buying it, and it's of your kid!

I might have made a tactical error not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that didn't pay off.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.