Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress.

I wanted to forget the past, but it refused to forget me; it waited for sleep, then cornered me.

What people want is perfection," said the man. "In themselves." "But they need the steps to it to be pointed out," said the woman. "In a simple order," said the man. "With encouragement," said the woman. "And a positive attitude.

Our heaven is their hell, said God. I like a balanced universe.

It's very hard for students not to be in debt unless they've got big scholarships or rich parents. And it's called investing in your future, but like any investment it's risky because your future is an unknown quantity. However, if you don't invest in your future, you may be flipping hamburgers for the rest of your life. So it's a real dilemma.

I am too old to have ever been very worried about what "genre" any given book of mine might be. I read everything. I am easily amused.

You're dead, Cordelia.' No I'm not. 'Yes you are. You're dead. Lie down.