The second her lips met mine a million dreams began to flicker before my still-open eyes.

At the graveyard there was no hope, so there was nothing to lose and no chance for disappointment.

Ashlinn was lovely to look upon, someone who could easily snub half of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood and break the hearts of the rest.

We are to turn our backs for a space upon the insistent examination of the thing that is, and face towards the freer air, the ampler spaces of the thing that perhaps might be.

Life is nothing but a drama and you are the performer and the audience

As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.

Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke risin' against that blue sky? Did you shout out in anger, in fear of your neighbor or did you just sit down and cry?..

There are some who'd hardly lift a finger for kindness, but they would haul up a load of rock to dump on some soul they think's been too lucky.

People say I'll be drafted in the first round, maybe even higher.

I had a really nice association with Richie DeRosa, a great musician, a great drummer and composer and arranger. And I had a number of classes with him.

Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you've done the thing things that entitle you to success.

Most poetry just confounds me. I really want to like it, but I can't help thinking it's a hoax. (p. 24)

Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.