She was wearing the same clothes, but now she looked haggard and dirty. The delicate illusions that get us through life can only stand so much strain.

Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.

It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat sh** and die.

I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me

Ah, that we lack the courage of our romantic convictions; and thereby miss the wine of life, forgoing the very thing that makes living worthwhile.

You can't hoard fun. It has no shelf life.

We can't stop here, this is bat country!