Most of all I grieve for my soul because even though I do, finally, believe there is a God, and that I have met him, I do not know if he has given me an immortal soul, but only one that was to last me as long as my body lasted. I do not know if when the last page of my book is closed, that will be the end of me.

One does not beg for a glass of water from the devil.

The physics are simple in theory, but in practice they are filled with the possibility for limitless error.

There comes a time for everybody when words and reasons can become such a great weariness.

Power, wealth and immortality--they don't bring happiness. You will never know what the word means.

The best art always comes unbidden.

The late hour is such a friend; it has been for so many years. There is not a soul around as I carry Riley downstairs and dump him in my trunk. It is good, for I am not in the mood to kill again, and murder, for me, is very much tied to my mood, like making love. Even when it is necessary.