Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.

Kids own nothing. Everything is either promised, borrowed, longed for or exaggerated.

Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything in the rain various shades of green and brown.

Yo can always take back the lost parts of yourself if you can find and recognize them.

When you love someone deeply, you know secrets they haven't told you yet. Or secrets they aren't even aware of themselves. ... She was also the person I wanted to share the trivia of my life with, because that too is part of the magic of concern: Whatever you live is important to them and they will help you through it.

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now.

Some people are like blue jeans- the older and more beat up they get, the better they look.