Admire the world for never ending on you -- as you would an opponent, without taking your eyes away from him, or walking away.

Evolution loves death more than it loves you or me. This is easy to write, easy to read, and hard to believe.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.

Adverbs are a sign that you've used the wrong verb.

I come down to the water to cool my eyes. But everywhere I look I see fire; that which isn't flint is tinder, and the whole world sparks and flames.

The way to learn about a writer is to read the text. Or texts.

Nothing moves a woman so deeply as the boyhood of the man she loves.