When you start having lunch and actually eating, it's already over.

The Passion that one Soul hath for God cannot be judged by another.

I think I've become more cynical about sex. Meaning, I don't think sex in and of itself leads to an epiphany.

The trick is not how much pain you feel - but how much joy you feel

As a seasoned insomniac, I knew sometimes the way to beat sleeplessness was to outwit it: to pretend you didn't care about sleeping. Then sometimes sleep became piqued, like a rejected lover, and crept up to try to seduce you.

Turning fifty ... is like flying: hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.

We find our calling or it finds us, and it's a sin against the fates not to use your talent when you have it.