I take my hat off to you — or I would, if I were not afraid of showering you in spiders.

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think anyone could have made me do it, or prevented me from doing it.

I will not calm down!

Was it love when somebody filled a space in your life that yawned inside you, once they had gone?

Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.

The narrow path had opened up suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.