Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.

When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top.

I wanted to write it long before I wrote Every Night, Josephine! I'd been thinking about it a long time.

I've got a library copy of Gone with the Wind, a quart of milk and all these cookies. Wow! What an orgy!

People parted, years passed, they met again- and the meeting proved no reunion, offered no warm memories, only the acid knowledge that time had passed and things weren't as bright or attractive as they had been.

Never judge anyone by another's opinions. We all have different sides that we show to different people.

Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.