Time is rhythm: the insect rhythm of a warm humid night, brain ripple, breathing, the drum in my temple—these are our faithful timekeepers; and reason corrects the feverish beat.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

And the rest is rust and stardust.

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.

But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.

I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that's just what I'm going to do.

If we lived correctly, there would be no need to concern ourselves with the bowel. However, most of us are not living right.

The difference between my world record and many world class runners is mental fortitude. I ran believing in mind over matter.

You are worth so much more than points on a scoreboard or wins vs. losses. The best athletes I know are also some of the best people I've ever met.

I think private ownership is generally superior to public because you care about the land more and it doesnt get trashed.

I've wanted to be an astronaut, a doctor, a vet - these are things I've said in interviews. Before that, I wanted to be a mermaid and a fairy.

We do not view 2005 to be a clean operating year, and the positives of beating expectations are offset by guidance moving around.

He could be dominant - if he played in the WNBA.

I'm not really interested in anyone's record or anyone - I'm always fighting with myself. I always try to do my best.