They were beautiful nothings

it's good to have things done with when they don't work it's also good not to hate or even forget the person you've failed with.

The masses are always wrong...Wisdom is doing everything the crowd does not do. All you do is reverse the totality of their learning and you have the heaven they're looking for.

Some people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don't give a damn.

He asked, "What makes a man a writer?" "Well," I said, "it's simple. You either get it down on paper, or jump off a bridge.

unless the sun inside you is burning your gut, don't do it

The blankets had fallen off and I stared down at her white back, the shoulder blades sticking out as if they wanted to grow into wings, poke through that skin. Little blades. She was helpless.