I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar.

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Knowing you don't have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out-more like, they figure themselves out-and everything gets real clear.

There are no coincidences.

Because saving the people you love isn't stupid. It isn't even a choice

Who can judge the judge?

I'll love you until the day after forever.

It almost felt like she was sucking it all out of me, like she sucked on that sticky red lollipop, the one she kept licking as she drove.

the whole way down, I was only thinking one thing . . . L E N A

God’s church need to declare war against ignorance.

I take my hand back, like a leaf letting go. It hurts too much to hang on. So why does it hurt so much to let go?

The only way to avoid failure is to sit in a corner and do nothing.

Never give up anything your destiny demands while in search of temporary pleasures.

I knew from the start we were nothing like "forever". Maybe because forever is such a scary place.

There are some people that if they don't know you can't tell 'em.

Once the fight is on-strike quickly and often.

The dullest man in the world is charming beyond belief when he's pouring gold coins from one hand to the other.

I mean I can do it when I'm very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be amusing.

You can't help but feel that the Chinese people are a subspecies.