The half-life of love is forever.

If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know, and if you don't know it's probably better you don't judge.

You were at the age where you could fall in love with a girl over an expression, over a gesture. That's what happened with your girlfriend, Paloma- she stooped to pick up her purse and your heart flew out of you.

Once someone gets a little escape velocity going, ain't no play in the world that will keep them from leaving.

What we [writers] do might be done in solitude and with great desperation, but it tends to produce exactly the opposite. It tends to produce community and in many people hope and joy.

If you really want a prize, or if you really want applause, you should try to write as many books as humanly possible.

Know that in this world there's somebody who will always love you.