Who can judge the judge?

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Knowing you don't have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out-more like, they figure themselves out-and everything gets real clear.

There are no coincidences.

Because saving the people you love isn't stupid. It isn't even a choice

I'll love you until the day after forever.

It almost felt like she was sucking it all out of me, like she sucked on that sticky red lollipop, the one she kept licking as she drove.

the whole way down, I was only thinking one thing . . . L E N A

Do you believe in love after last sight?

Those who become successful are those who have decided to ‘take the bull by the horns

Freedom can be a state of mind, a path built independently, and with freedom comes responsibility.

On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read.

My eye-balls are glass, my limbs marble, my face fixed in its marble mask.

In a very unscientific statement, I feel that there's been a disconnect between this clever brain and the heart.

There are a lot of people who will come to me for advice or whatever.

Come morning I found the day as I have found every other day--without relief or explanation.

I got married really fast and really young.

I love worldbuilding. It's as much fun for me as writing itself. It's like a hobby of mine.

Murder is easy. Comedy is hard.