Appealing to the five senses is the feature that will always set writing apart from the visual media. A good writer will tell us what the world smells like, what the textures are, what the sounds are, what the light looks like, what the weather is.

I'm always gratified when I check something I've made up and discover that I've gotten it right. How can we imagine something that turns out to be true? How can we know things we couldn't possibly know? It makes me wonder about the existence of a collective unconscious.

He reminded me of someone who put your fingers in the door and smiled and talked to you while he smashed them.

I love Derrick Brown for the surprise of one word waking up next to another. One moment tender, funny or romantic, the next, visceral, ironic and relevatory-here is the full chaos of life. An amazing talent.

What was the point in such loneliness among people. At least if you were by yourself, you had a good reason to be lonely.

This is what happens when you fall in love. You're looking at a natural disaster.

One can bear anything. The pain we cannot bear will kill us outright.