I want to lie down on the bench then, or better yet, on the grass, rest on something living and see if I can hear the dead underneath.

Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn't happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones?

The world will knock you down plenty. You don't need to be doing it to yourself.

The truth is, I feel beyond sad. I feel empty. Numb.

Why do people think being with someone is the answer to everything?

Things change. Stuff happens. Life goes on.

I do not fall. I fell so hard so long ago there is nothing left for me to land on. I just keep falling and falling and falling.

Anger can try to break your heart, but sorrow is what will. What can. What does.

I want to care, but I don’t. I look at you and all I feel is tired.

I don't eat bread.' Is she pouting? It's hard to tell. She's had a lot of chemicals injected into her face.

I love books. I like that the moment you open one and sink into it you can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting that yours will ever be.

I am a wild woman. it would take a warrior to tame my spirit.

I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works.

Books, the children of the brain.

Rome wasn't built in A.D.

I do see an interest in writing for Twitter. While publishers still do love the novel and people do still like to sink into one, the very quick form is appealing because of the pace of life.

The future is not about what you do, it's about what you stand for.

Every day I searched for the star That never was in the sky Now I see that star is on the earth

One tip is to try and give your hair some time to relax. Don't over wash or over dry it.

And that's just what I'm saying. I would never want to be like certain people, who change the way they dress, go out in disguise, wear a big floppy hat and dark shades. I would hate that.

I don't ever look past anyone or think that they're not worthy. Of course they're worthy, they're warriors.