The afternoon's glory was tainted by the voice on the other end. "I was so very sorry not to have the pleasure of meeting you, Mr. Haines. You're not living up to your part of the bargain.

I don't have wings, but I believe I can fly and touch the sky.

I wish to continue reading.

You are not listening to a word I am saying . . . and I am making the most delightful plans for your future.

Marriage should, I think, always be a little bit hard and new and strange. It should be breaking your shell and going into another world, and a bigger one.

I was always fascinated by forbidden things people didn't want to talk about, like death.

What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity.

Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production.

I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.

Go, bid the soldiers shoot.