I loved him, but love isn't enough. All the fairy tales, the romance novels, the soap operas; they're all lies. Love does not conquer all.

Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly.

Oh, I'll enjoy myself. I want to make sure you enjoy yourself." "Why?" I said. "If you enjoy yourself, then there's a better chance you'll want to be with me again.

The truth may not set you free, but used carefully, it can confuse the hell out of your enemies.

Perfection is an unattainable goal. It isn't going to be perfect. Just get words down on paper, and when you stumble to what you think is the end of the book, you will have hundreds of pages of words that came out of your head. It may not be perfect, but it looks like a book.

Hatred makes us all ugly.

No. But then the American Government--whatever branch--has never really grasped the concept of tribal identity.