Patrick Kenzie asking a bemused waitress for a newspaper in smalltown USA. 'It's like a homepage without a scroll button?'

There's something ugly about the flawless.

Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.

In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.

Happiness comes in moments, & then it's gone until the next time. Could be years. But sadness settles it.

It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

The foundation of your life is luck. Hard work and talent make up the difference.

There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.

Chuck said, “Hey. How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” Cawley looked over at him. “I’ll bite. How many?” “Fish,” Chuck said and let loose a bright bark of a laugh.

What molds us is what maims us.

Kahit na anong talino mo pero ikaw ay tamad wala rin mangyayari sayo.

Faith is the flame that eliminates fear.

Becareful when impression takes the place of expression in your intention

Can anyone survive without faith, however its labeled? No matter how you live, it seems, you need faith to get by, to get ahead.

How sweet it is!

Spiritual power comes out of inward fellowship with God and abandonment to his purposes.

Abraham Lincoln was the father of a nation and had enormous beliefs that stood well.

Sin doesn't make you bad, it makes you dead

Innocence is not accustomed to blush. [Fr., L'innocence a rougir n'est point accoutumee.]

If they won't come to worship God in a church, something must be done. We have to instigate a nationwide search for a way to make it fun.