It was a pleasure, Enna, Finn, tree rat." "Did she just call you tree rat?

No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.

But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?

All I've ever wanted was to be near you.

Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

It was karma, it was kismet, it was magic. It doesn't matter how it happened, just that it did.

I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

I do like the world quite a lot.

Life versus Death becomes, as Montaigne pointed out, Old Age versus Death.

Before you go out and occupy Wall Street, occupy your own brain!

I love holidays in New York. I love 'em. I want to celebrate something all the time and New York has holidays for every day of the week, practically. I like holidays in New York City.

Normally I tell the truth whether it's nice or not.

A small-state world would not only solve the problems of social brutality and war; it would solve the problems of oppression and tyranny. It would solve all problems arising from power.

My hair is grey, but not with years, Nor grew it white In a single night, As men's have grown from sudden fears.

The Earth we share is not just a rock tossed through space, but a living, nurturing being. She cares for us, she deserves our care in return.

Life shoould be touched, not strangled. You've got to relax, let it happen at times, and at other move forward with it.

If a restaurant offers crayons, I always take them and color throughout the meal. It beats talking to the people I came to dinner with.

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.