What man would dare believe that all he planned might come to pass?

There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.

She was owner and captive, both, of a bitterly divided heart.

We salvage what we can, what truly matters to us, even at the gates of despair.

The deeds of men, as footprints in the desert. Nothing under the circling moons is fated to last. Even the sun goes down.

One didn't stop to talk with creatures from one's nightmares.

After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.

You'd never killed anyone. Then you had.

Ice is for death and endings.

By things so achingly small are lives measured and marred.

A hand fought best when it made a fist.

You are responsible for everything you TWEET and RETWEET.

She ignored his feverish, sweaty skin, his violent trembles, and she kissed him. As he passionately held her against him, the whole world disappeared. It was just him. It had always been him.

Anything that comes easy may not be worth it.

I lead a simple life. I get residuals. I have a family we're doing alright.

A pianist with skill, touch, musicality and a gift for making songs from songs. Plus, he can swing! Give a listen

One of the things we're all going to have to discover, establishment is just an abusive term for institutions. It's institutions that keep us free.

Unless you choose to take action on what you want, nothing is ever going to come out of it.

Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism.

Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?

My career doesn't depend on painting Bill Clinton.