Marla's philosophy of life, she told me, is that she can die at any moment. The tragedy of her life is that she doesn't.

People who don't want to get on with their lives, and don't want to accept responsibility for the direction of their lives want to hang out with other people who don't want to accept responsibility or move on, and so you find that your entire culture around you are people who are just like you, because that's what's comforting.

How folks lay claim to a loved one is they give you a name of their own. They figure to label you as their property.

It's funny how you never think about the women you've had. It's always the ones who get away that you can't forget.

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

Because everything up to now is a story and everything after now is a story.

The most boring thing in the entire world is nudity. The second most boring thing is honesty.