the best part waspulling down theshadesstuffing the doorbellwith ragsputting the phonein therefrigeratorand going to bedfor 3 or 4days. and the next bestpartwasnobody evermissedme.

Now something so sad has hold of us that the breath leaves and we can't even cry.

yes, Wagner and the storm intermix with the wine as nights like this run up my wrists and up into my head and back down into the gut

having nothing to struggleagainstthey have nothing to strugglefor.

the gods play nofavorites.

the gods seldomgivebut so quicklytake.

she slammed the door andwas gone.I looked at the closed doorand at the doorknoband strangelyI didn't feelalone.

the worst thing, " he told me, "is bitterness, people end up sobitter.

I see a brightportionunder the overhead lightthat shades intodarknessand then into darkerdarknessand I can't see beyond that.

I believe that to be the world's greatest livingwriterthere must be somethingterribly wrong with you.I don't even want to be the world's greatestdead writer.just being dead would be fairenough.

I paid, got up, walkedto the door, openedit.I heard the mansay, "that guy'snuts."out on the street Iwalked northfeelingcuriouslyhonored.

Self-confidence depends on environment: one does not speak in the same tone in the drawing room than in the kitchen.

Because when you cared about people, you handed them a little piece of your heart, and with those hands, they had the power to cause pain.

They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.

Thought does not ennoble us and neither does it differentiate humans from other animals.

I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me.

A pair of legs engineered to defy the laws of physics and a mindset to master the most epic of splits.

The slaves were simply turned loose without any property. They were easily recognizable. They were black. They were suddenly free to go exploring.

I've just always had a boyfriend my whole life, and I've - now I'm really focusing on myself and I think that's more important right now.

I choose to believe in God, but I have serious doubts.

The physical world is meaningless tonight And there is no other.