The apparent ease of California life is an illusion, and those who believe the illusion will live here in only the most temporary way.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

Only times and places, only names and ghosts.

Sam gave Captain Suicide a droll stare. "How did you die again? Oh wait, I know this. 'I can take 'em. I don't need to wait for reinforcements. I can do it myself.' How'd that work out for you again?

I was going to sip on a diet soda, but a little voice convinced me I needed the extra calcium from a cup of hot chocolate.

I joined the party because I was a revolutionary, not because of any ideological nonsense.

The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.

It's not very long ago that we were all singing country music. And country music is equally black as it is white and that's important to recognize.

I'm a Cancer, which means I'm maternal and emotional. So in relationships I'm screwed.

Objects let you tell a narrative that encompasses everybody. Texts don't.

I used to hang out with a bunch of old punk rockers when I was a little kid.

One sweetly solemn thought, comes to me o'er and o'er; I am nearer home today, than I ever have been before.