Fear's greatest weapon is its ability to blind one to anything. In its presence, we forget there are others to consider, things to save besides ourselves.

May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the world.

I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience.

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.

Eating is sex for old people.

I forgive nothing. If you stole my orange crayon in the fifth grade, you're still on my hit list, buddy.

Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?