Life forces enough final decisions on us. We should have the sense to avoid as many of the unnecessary ones as we can.

They all settled into being the kind of friends when they heard from each other.... or when they occasionally got together. And when they were not in touch, they did not think of one another.

My brain is sending poison to my heart.

Children are most impressed with the importance of a moment when they witness a parent breaking the parents' own rule.

When people say that German or any other language is romantic... all they really mean is that they've enjoyed a past in the language

Kids are perfect people till grownups get their hands on them.

The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn't behave that way you would never do anything.