There is no God, there is only what you want.

The phoenix must burn to emerge.

I think that Oprah's on a mission to improve the lives of the average American in various ways. And one of them is to bring literature to people who would normally not be quite as demanding in their reading tastes, to show them writing that can be more than just entertainment.

Oleander time, she said. Lovers who kill each other now will blame it on the wind.

If sinners where so unhappy, why would they prefer their suffering? But now I knew why. Without my wounds, who was I?

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.

She’s never where she is,' I said. 'She’s only inside her head.