When everyone thinks they know you, it's hard not to be guarded.

I am not quite sure how writing changes things, but I know that it does. It is indirect-like the trails of earthworms aerating the earth. It is not always deliberate-like the tails of glowing dust dragged by comets.

tis true that tho' People can transcend their Characters in Times of Tranquillity, they can ne'er do so in Times of Tumult.

You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

There's another part of getting older that's just wonderful. Which is you see the way the stories turn out with peoples' lives.

There is nothing fiercer than a failed artist. The energy remains, but, having no outlet, it implodes in a great black fart of rage which smokes up all the inner windows of the soul. Horrible as successful artists often are, there is nothing crueler or more vain than a failed artist.

What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?