The most annoying and full- of- crap thing a writer says is, I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it. A writer without a reader doesn't exist.

You bring your own weather to the picnic.

The ugliest truth, in the end, was still better than the prettiest of lies.

Only bad writers think they're good.

Hope can be the most wonderful thing in the world or it can crush your heart like an eggshell.

..."better to have loved and lost" bullshit. Don't show me paradise and then burn it down.

There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.

Trust is like that. You can break it for a good reason. But it still remains broken.

This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments - and you get the tears at the end, too.

A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.

Sometimes the loudest cries for help are silent.

You shouldn’t never regret something that made you smile

So little I know in my innocence. Ideals, like pebbles in a stream wash away, wash away. Life makes no sense.

Any time you see signs or labels added to a device, it is an indication of bad design: a simple lock should not require instructions.

To reenchant nature is not merely to gain a new perspective for its integrity and well-being; it is to throw open the doors to a deeper level of existence.

When we go... to bear witness to life on the streets, we're offering ourselves. Not blankets, not food, not clothes, just ourselves.

You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?

Some people say Bowie is all surface style and second-hand ideas, but that sounds like a definition of pop to me.

We were created for meaningful work, and one of life's greatest pleasures is the satisfaction of a job well done.

The twist makes it a no-floater summer!

Hollywood is right. A good and strong movie can have a more powerful social impact than any and all political speeches or newspaper editorials and columns.