And then of course the music sprang up, lousy rock as bold and dull as a giant potato. "Love this song," Todd said, like it was unusually brave to like what was number one on the radio.

I’d ruin any day, all my days, for those long nights with you, and I did.

There are some who go through life with a shadow hanging over them, particularly if they live in a building which has long wide awnings.

There are some people who believe that home is where one hangs one's hat, but these people tend to live in closets and on little pegs.

Even the best plans can change if there's an accident.

Never, under any circumstances, let the Virginian wolfsnake near a typewriter.

We weren't friends[...]We were more like jigsaw pieces, each of us part of the same big picture. There are people like this wherever you go. They are part of the same mystery as you are, but you can't quite tell how you fit together. The world is a puzzle, and we can't solve it alone.