One man's pornography is another man's theology.

You can plan to be brave - it's even better if you just try to be brave.

The sun rose like a stripper, keeping its glory well covered by cloud till it seemed there'd be no show at all.

To dream in isolation can be properly splendid to be sure; but to dream in company seems to me infinitely preferable.

It’s only when you’ve lost someone that you realize the nonsense of that phrase “It’s a small world”. It isn’t. It’s a vast, devouring world, especially if you’re alone.

My feet are killing me." "I knew somebody who had feet like that. They'd walk all over him. Archie Kashanian was his name. He used to wake up with footprints all over his chest, all over his face. It was the death of him, finally.

Books should make somebody look at how they feel, be honest with themselves.