Mattie sat at the table, obsessing, orbiting around herself. She was sick of her worried, hostile mind. It would have killed her long before, she felt, if it hadn't needed the transportation.

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.

I like to think illegal downloads only do real damage to the endless amounts of careless pop music though.

There is no death to those who perfectly love-only disappearance, which in time may be borne.

It's the only time that I'm ever nervous on stage, is when we're doing live TV. Especially an awards show, because I know you can't fix it.

Making a painting is like playing the saxophone. You hit the note and it comes out.

I wanted to write poetry almost a little more than I wanted to eat.

Riding a bicycle is about getting back to basics. It's good for the waistline and it's good for the wallet, is what I'm saying.

Your body’s reaction to fear is the same whether you are faced with a physical threat or an emotional one.

Lillian shut her eyes briefly, as if she hoped when she opened them she would behold a world in which people never said ridiculous things.

There is a higher law than the Constitution.