It was a room full of ghosts, arranged in readiness for days that would never happen.

Sadie gave her head an exaggerated scratch. ‘Don’t come too close if you know what’s good for you, these nits are on steroids.

He saw the rules of life clearly for the first time and they were simple: it was a game where Death was the only winner.

It's hard to experience desire when you're weighted down by concern.

I think the term "Kantian constructivism" as an oxymoron. Kant was a constructivist about mathematics, but not about ethics.

We do not know a truth without knowing its cause.

Our mistakes from the past are just that: mistakes. And they were necessary to make in order to become the wiser person we became.

I had to travel half way across the world to be called an American.

I just always look for stuff that has a character-driven thing.

People who are doing things for fun do things the right way by themselves.

Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating.

Visit the graveyards sometimes and read the headstone epitaphs! There is much to learn from the dark face of the life!

Repetition is important in the training not only of animals but also of humans.