I was born trash in a land where the people all believe themselves natural aristocrats.

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is the way you can both hate and love something you are not sure you understand.

When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.

People don't do right because of the fear of God or love of him. You do right because the world doesn't make sense if you don't.

Two or three things I know for sure, and one is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.

Don't go taking that gospel stuff seriously. It's nice to clean you out now and then, but it ain't for real. It's like bad whiskey. Run through you fast and leave you with pain.

What's the best thing you can do for your writing? Construct a boring life.