The sad truth is that certain types of things can't go backward. Once they start going forward, no matter what you do, they can't go back the way they were. If even one little thing goes awry, then that's how it will stay forever.

Everybody burns out in this world; amateur, pro, it doesn't matter, they all burn out, they all get hurt, the OK guys and the not-OK guys both. That's why everybody takes out a little insurance. I've got some too, here at the bottom of the heap. That way, you manage to survive if you burn out. If you're all by yourself and don't belong anywhere, you go down once, and you're out. Finished.

People fall in love without reason, without even wanting to. You can't predict it. That's love.

I couldn't tell wether the hole that opened up inside me was from missing you or from the change of season

Some people can work their butts off and never get what they're aiming for while others can get it without any effort at all.

...most people in the world don't really use their brains to think. And people who don't think are the ones who don't listen to others.

Stories lie deep in our souls. Stories lie so deep at the bottom of our hearts that they can bring people together on the deepest level. When I write a novel, I go into such depths.