He was in love, and people in that condition did stupid, unfathomable things. They were all flawed, every single one.

Most people know that Ray Bradbury is one of my favorite authors.

Never look at other people's bad fortune,' my mother said. 'If you do, it will come back to find you instead of its rightful owner.

Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to lie down at your feet. Wear dark glasses; bathe with lavender oil and cool fresh water. Seek shelter from the sun at noon.

You can't dispute the ridiculous. You can't argue reasonably with evil.

I wept to think that life went on even when so much had been lost, that rain still fell and myrtle grew between the rocks.

I wasn't quite as certain that I knew her soul. When it came right down to it, I wasn't sure she knew me either.