If I went to someone for therapy, I wouldn't be a writer...I would just be well adjusted.

He is so brilliant. He shines. He's beautiful with his hands that grab things and his tongue that says things and the way he stands and chews his food for so long, mashing it into a paste before he swallows.

...you have to reach for things beyond your grasp, or what is heaven for

The first time I saw you,' he says, 'I knew we belonged together.

All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove your ego from the game, you can function with much more clarity and you are more likely to succeed. Wouldn't it be interesting if we all began speaking about the mental element of our lives in this way?

Those monkey-thumbs were meant for dogs. Give me my thumbs, you fu**ing monkeys!

My soul has learned what it came to learn, and all the other things are just things. We can't have everything we want. Sometimes, we simply have to believe.