The only two important things in life are real love and being at peace with yourself.

The problem with waiting for someone, whether that wait is an hour or a lifetime, is everyone's 'clock' is different. So what you might consider forever is only a little while to them, or vice versa.

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

Although our emotions sometimes behave like spoiled, selfish children, unfortunately we cannot send them to their room or tell them to stop screaming.

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

Eating is sex for old people.

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.