Out of love, women become entirely what it is that they are in the imaginations of the men who love them.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Life moves forward. The old leaves wither, die and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light.

I will not see you, she tells the city, but I will remember you.

Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know.

Which death is preferably to every other? 'The unexpected'.

I grew up with a very romantic, idealized vision of New York, probably because of all the books I read and the movies I watched.

I don't feel at home in New Orleans. I don't feel at home in Austin or L.A. And I just felt immediately at home in northern Australia.

The arrogance of poets is only a defense; doubt gnaws the greatest among them; they need our testimony to escape despair.

I get absolutely ruthless in my own way about not doing anything else when I am trying to concentrate on writing a book. I have to stick to it and concentrate.

Hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me. I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be.

Why is Form beautiful? Because, I think, it helps us confront our worst fear: the suspicion that life may be chaos and that therefore our suffering is without meaning.