I don't know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.

The others in the dorm thought I wanted to be a writer, because I was always alone with a book, but I had no such ambition. There was nothing I wanted to be.

We were, the two of us, still fragmentary beings, just beginning to sense the presence of an unexpected, to be-aquired reality that would fill us and make us whole.

My point is: in this whole wide world the only person you can depend on is you.

Exhaustion pays no mind to age or beauty. Like rain and earthquakes and hail and floods.

At times like this, adults need a drink

For a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a "Reserved" sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant. Despite the fact that I was sure I'd never see her again.