Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the world is made up of all kinds of people.

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there's salvation in life. Even if you can't get together with that person.

The passage of time will usually extract the venom of most things and render them harmless

The world in books seemed so much more alive to me than anything outside. I could see things I'd never seen before. Books and music were my best friends. I had a couple of good friends at school, but never met anyone I could really speak my heart to.

What happens when people open their hearts?"... "They get better.

No, I don't want your money. The world moves less by money than by what you owe people and what they owe you. I don't like to owe anybody anything, so I keep to myself as much on the lending side as I can.