Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.My sin, my soul.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

And the rest is rust and stardust.

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.

People have to snatch at happiness when they can, in this world. It is always easier to lose than to find...

As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can be perceived but not explained.

Better late than never but never late is better. They tell me time is money well we'll spend it together.

I always try to overachieve. I feel I have something to prove every day.

Ours began in a most unexciting way, as friends. Now, our love may be quiet and boring but it is sure. With the right amount of trust and love, and even an allowance for mistake.

Cats sleep in a state of total abandon, and I find that state very interesting in people as well.

Nothing like a lot of exercise to make you realize you'd rather be lazy and dead sooner.

The LA Lakers are so good they could run a fast break with a medicine ball.

Being Grateful. That is the first step on the path to Joy.

I heard that women are attracted to bad boys, so every once in a while, I throw a recyclable into the regular garbage.