The ornament of beauty, Shakespeare wrote, is suspect. And he was right. But beauty itself, unadorned and unaffected, is sacred, I think, worthy of our awe and our loyalty.

There's something ugly about the flawless.

Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.

In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.

Happiness comes in moments, & then it's gone until the next time. Could be years. But sadness settles it.

It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

The foundation of your life is luck. Hard work and talent make up the difference.

There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.

Chuck said, “Hey. How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” Cawley looked over at him. “I’ll bite. How many?” “Fish,” Chuck said and let loose a bright bark of a laugh.

What molds us is what maims us.

How I wish I only felt using my hands and not with my whole heart.

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

The gratitude ascending from man to God is the supreme transaction between earth and heaven.

If there's anything I think that you've seen about me, it's that I'm the rebellious girl.

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong

By 78 you've done everything you're going to do. If you haven't bungee-jumped by the time you're 78 you're not going to do it.

A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to be abolished.

I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the trend. I was one of the first of the uglies to get lucky.

People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life, in my heart.

Anything dead coming back to life hurts.