Little tube of mighty pow'r Charmer of an idle hour Object of my warm desire.

I feign fullness, but in reality I am achingly empty. And it is because I too often sit at the table of the world instead of the feet of God.

It was as hard to comprehend that your life would never end as it was to comprehend that it would.

Beautifully-acted and precisely observed, ILO ILO is an amazing debut, full of heart and intelligence.

Even though there may be times It seems I'm far away Never wonder where I am 'Cause I am always by your side.

They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.

I’ve learned what ‘classical’ means. It means something that sings and dances through sheer joy of existence.

But his soul was mad. Being alone in the wilderness, it had looked within itself and, by heavens I tell you, it had gone mad.

I often felt myself to be an outsider, which is great training for all writers.

Sometimes you have to poke holes in the darkness until it bleeds light.

Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service,' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.