For a man to know what he has when he had it, that is what makes him a fortunate man.

I used to do everything to keep a wall up around myself and keep my life quiet so that I could write.

Sometimes if there's a book you really want to read, you have to write it yourself.

It's easier to love a woman when you can't understand a word she's saying.

The light was cut to lace by the trees that had grown so thick with leaves in the last few months.

If you want to write and can't figure out how to do it, try this: Pick an amount of time to sit at your desk every day. Start with twenty minutes, say, and work up as quickly as possible to as much time as you can spare. Do you really want to write? Sit for two hours a day.

It's always better to have too much to read than not enough.