Lovers are allowed to be as cruel as anything to the one who dissappoints them.

My life burned inside me. Even such as it was, it was the only record of me, and it was my only creation, and something in me would not accept that it was insignificant.

...friendship is something you do.

Do the thing that's less passive. Do the active thing. There's more of the human in that.

If there were nothing else, reading would--obviously--be worth living for.

The wait is long, my dream of you does not end.

..though silence must add intensity to your intimate moments, it must also shrivel your soul to lie beside someone who doesn't talk to you.

I did believe, from my experience of life and of looking at the world, that men hated women.

Did anyone ever hear of an intelligent fantasy?

A bugler sounded the Last Post. Heartbreak made audible.

The measure of your faith is the measure of the pain you can endure.

Don't be afraid or too arrogant to surround yourself with people who are doing much better than you, because they could definitely push and stretch you to discover your hidden abilities in life.

Quit planning your dream and start living it.

Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres and all recorded music, if you actually pay attention to it.

I mean there's still also an element of the audience looking for role models. In my day, when I started, if you were an action hero, you were a little bit of a role model like the person.

If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you.

The brain can be hoodwinked but not the stomach.

I liked tap, because I liked hearing the results of my movements.

Books are a triviality. Life alone is great.

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.