She is not a writer at all, really; she is merely a gifted eccentric.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

She could have had a life as potent and dangerous as literature itself.

The secret of flight is this -- you have to do it immediately, before your body realizes it is defying the laws.

There is a beauty in the world, though it's harsher than we expect it to be.

we become the stories we tell ourselves

I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful.

Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner ear.

I suspect any serious reader has a first great book, just the way anybody has a first kiss.

One always has a better book in one's mind than one can manage to get onto paper.

Take me with you. I want a doomed love. I want streets at night, wind and rain, no one wondering where I am.

Lots of men think that women should tell the truth, explain their feelings. These men should use their wishes more wisely. (Prepare To Die!, p.27)

Sound systems are what turn cars into escape vehicles, even if you've got nowhere to go.

You are the reason my heart beats. Your love is my lifeline, and I'm not about to give it up - not now - not ever!

I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.

I don't have that much forward planning about what I want to do next, or in the future.

I tiger can smile A snake will say it loves you Lies make us evil

Start a part-time business and make as many mistakes as you possibly can while you still have your daytime job.

True 'joy' is the difference between just amusing ourselves to death and creating 'meaningful' pleasure.

Californians try everything once.

Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.