The past is a very determined ghost, haunting every chance it gets.

Dreams would always end with you, and then mornings would steal you away with a cruelty that haunted my days.

She tries to wear her pain on the inside. She always has. It’s the trademark of the oldest sibling, I think.

More than every once in awhile, More than most dreams, More than just my heart, More than anything, More than you know, And more than I can say, I’ve loved you moreEvery passing day

I don't want what my parents have. I want the couple in the park.

Even our pets can become idols.

Don't buy the toys that make the noise!

Love makes everything complicated.

It's a wonderful sort of feeling when people want to spend more time in a world you created.

There is no adequate definition for creative writing, any more than it is possible to describe pain or flavor or color.

I have my small little cult following, I play random shows from house parties to opening up for rock bands.

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish much, not giving readings.

Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.