The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain.

Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.

If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier.

The conversation of two people remembering, if the memory is enjoyable to both, rocks on like music or lovemaking. There is a rhythm and a predictability to it that each anticipates and relishes.

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

People who keep journals have life twice