The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start at Chapter 3.

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Knowing you don't have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out-more like, they figure themselves out-and everything gets real clear.

There are no coincidences.

Because saving the people you love isn't stupid. It isn't even a choice

Who can judge the judge?

I'll love you until the day after forever.

It almost felt like she was sucking it all out of me, like she sucked on that sticky red lollipop, the one she kept licking as she drove.

the whole way down, I was only thinking one thing . . . L E N A

I do not know why sorrows come and burning teardrops fall

No loss is big enough to lose hope for tommorrow.

Faith is a great gift to have.

If it's stage, the two most important artists are the actor and the playwright. If it's film, THE most important person is the director. The director says where the camera goes.

It would be easier to pay off the national debt overnight than to neutralise the long-range effects of our national stupidity

Singing, it's like it's like loving somebody, it's a supreme emotional and physical experience.

Back in those days it was just me swimming around in the dark, doing back flips and taking naps whenever I want.

Success is in the journey, but the reward is the view from the top.

The one thing that can be more disconcerting than intelligent hatred is demanding love.

Of course, just because we've heard a spine-chilling, blood-curdling scream of the sort to make your very marrow freeze in your bones doesn't automatically mean there's anything wrong.