I really believe it's the moments we can't talk about that become the rest of our lives. It's the moments we can't process by telling a story that destroy us in the end.

You have endless ways you can commit suicide without dying dying.

What would Tyler Durden do?

When both of you are beautiful, neither of you is beautiful. Together, as a couple, you're less than the sum of your parts.

Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions.

You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.

I have a secret goal with my editor - he has asthma and uses his inhaler, and after I send him a new manuscript, I'll have his assistant phone me and tell me how many times he had to get his inhaler out while reading a draft. It's my secret laugh meter.