And so, with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings.
It's hard to resist the magical thinking that the work habits of great writers are the key to their greatness.
Always mind the distance between your dreams and your reality.
It seems to me that my lack of faith is not, as I once thought, a triumph of the rational mind, but rather a failure of the imagination - an inability to tolerate mistery.
It's similar to the way you feel cuddling an infant or a kitten, when you want to squeeze it so hard you'd kill it.
We are bound by the secrets we share.
I don't write books for people to be friends with the characters. If you want to find friends, go to a cocktail party.
If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. a lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.
The (campaign) ads all have the same tone - the voice is hushed and amazed when talking about The Enemy, as if you should worry how this amoral, power-mad, extremist puppy-strangler clawed his way out of hell and landed in your district. And the voice is happy and relieved when talking about The Most Noble Candidate, as though he's Santa, Will Rogers and Lincoln all rolled into one.
I was getting worried I may not become a grandfather, but the Lord has blessed me.
I don't care what people say about me. I do care about my mistakes.