Such are the foolish dreams of idealistic children who believe that anything can possibly get better over time.

It's not other people that hurt us, but what we feel about them

Jackie.''Mm.''Thank you for keeping me company in my nightmare.'Jackie grinned at her, 'Nah, it's our nightmare now.

History is us squinting into the past, mistaking millions of tiny vibrations in all directions for unified, unidirectional movements by entire civilizations.

Troy and I loved each other. We called it 'unconditional love', which was true. Once conditions arose, the love dissipated.

Josh loved his mother, but he did not know why. Diane loved her son, and she did not care why.

It didn't matter what he said. The world is terrifying. It always is. But Cecil reminded her that it was ok to relax in a terrifying world.

She loved him the way one loves an old bridge or a wool sweater or the sound of a growing tulip.

remember that misuse of language can lead to miscommunication, and that miscommunication leads to everything that has ever happened in the whole of the world

Desperation does not breed empathy or clear thinking.

To be remembered is, I think, a basic human right. Not one that occurs to a person when it is there, but like a parched throat in the desert when it is gone.

Celebrate and appreciate people that cannot reward you

Only two classes of books have universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.

Flexibility is the greatest strength.

I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

I enjoy raining on parades and throwing stones in glass homes.

I don't want to impede free press, by the way. The last thing I would want to do is that.

It [prejudice] is such a waste. It makes you logy and half-alive. It gives you nothing. It takes away.

I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop everything. Then I feel better.

The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.

He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.