Let the world move along as it pleased. If it had any business with him, it would be sure to tell him.

Those were strange days, now that I look back at them. In the midst of life, everything revolved around death.

It's the real world, full of gaps and inconsistencies and anticlimaxes.

She was a keen observer, a precise user of language, sharp-tongued and funny. She could stir your emotions. Yes, really, that's what she was so good at - stirring people's emotions, moving you. And she knew she had this power...I only realized later. At the time, I had no idea what she was doing to me.

It's not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that's not real friendship.

Okay, let’s put it this way. I would like to sleep with you. But it’s alright if I don’t sleep with you. What I’m saying is I’d like to be as fair as possible. I don’t want to force anything on anybody, any more than I’d want anything forced on me. It’s enough that I feel your presence or see your commas swirling around me.

The good thing about writing book is that you can dream while you are awake.