Marriage is memory, marriage is time. Marriage is not only time: it is also, parodoxically, the denial of time.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

The needles they poke you with leaves a hole that closes in. But unkind words can make a hole that will never mend.

We are not entitled to ALL of anything, not even ourselves... and rightfully so.

There is no such thing as making the miracle happen spontaneously and on the spot. You've got to work.

Young man, if that bat comes down, you're out of the game

This is a tremendous assest for the club, a tremendous headache lifted from our shoulders, really.

Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions.

If you lose a couple of inches off your stomach, your business down there will look a lot longer.

Because of his compassion Owen was always in trouble with his partners. They would have much preferred a tough, down-to-earth manager who would get a days work out of the little bastards.

Everybody always says that I'm the girl next door, which makes me think that y'all must have a lot of weird next-door neighbours.

You don't improvise with a Cameron Crowe script.