Don't do this. I love you. Don't shut me out.

In truth, the degree of anyone's success depends on how often they can say the word yes and hear the word no.

If you knew that your life was merely a phase or short, short segment of your entire existence, how would you live? Knowing nothing 'real' was at risk, what would you do? You'd live a gigantic, bold, fun, dazzling life. You know you would. That's what the ghosts want us to do - all the exciting things they no longer can.

I'm only confrontational with my friends.

Real writers write because they love to write. They don't write for public acclaim.

The moment the world declares a person to be immortal, at that moment the person will strive to prove the world wrong. In the face of glowing press releases and reviews the most heralded women starve themselves or cut themselves or poison themselves. Or they find a man who's happy to do that for him.

you're doomed at being you.