No one promised you there would be universal justice.

If the furnace is hot enough, anything will burn, even Big Macs.

Running to him was real; the way he did it the realest thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard as a diamond; it made him weary behond comprehension. But it also made him free.

The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials.

He ran his hand up and down his left achilles tendon. Very tender; better pay attention to it and back off if it gets any worse. Maybe ice it. The old Injury Evasion Fandango. Did it ever end?

When the guy kissed her, Cassidy felt a stab of pain that was close to physical, and therefore within the penumbra of hurts he told himself he could bear.

If you listen to the wind very carefully, you'll be able to hear me whisper my love for you.

That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.

I love an art which allows me to document my place in this mix... This is my past and my future. It has its own logic and finally, its own sense of fulfillment.

Whereas to write, all you need is paper and an idea, so I felt that writing might be my stepping stone.

I'm exhausted almost all the time.

I hate watching me. I hate watching me. It just makes me feel awful. I think, 'I look stupid from that angle. I wish I didn't let them put that shirt on me.'

As government increases in quantity, our lives decrease in quality.

Skaters are very much like peacocks.

I know from personal conversation and from personal interaction, that Hillary Clinton cares deeply about issues of inclusion.

Protecting yourself from failure is probably not a good way to live.