The fact that I’m silent doesn’t mean I have nothing to say.

Sometimes you have to give up on people. Not because you don't care, but because they don't.

Eating is sex for old people.

The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things, I smile like a child.

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

Fear pounds on the door to our heart demanding to be let in. Joy is modest and often comes into our lives like a shy person entering a room; it can take a while to even notice it's there.

One of the saddest realities is that we never know when our lives are at their peak. Only after it is over and we have some kind of perspective do we realize how good we had it a day, a month, five years ago.