Novels are written, not wished into existence. You have to sit your ass in the chair or nothing gets done.

Novels are written, not wished into existence. You have to sit your ass in the chair or nothing gets done.

Drug programs began to turn their attention and money away from prevention and into maintenance. Methadone was cheaper than social workers, I suppose.

You can't possibly conduct a proper affair without a lot of deliberating, scheming, speculating, and conniving. It's a delicate balance where the excitement must equal the guilt and sex must be as bright as the future you gamble.

Love is always a surprise and you never get it right.

Reading is also a creative activity if you're doing it right. You can learn more from a story that's left the tracks than from a successful story.

You lose a wallet or keys or something and you notice in a second, but your life can go missing and you don't even know it.