To be next to her was to have everything.

Certainly one of the surprising truths of having a book published is realizing that your book is as open to interpretation as an abstract painting. People bring their own beliefs and attitudes to your work, which is thrilling and surprising at the same time.

...the deepest secrets about ourselves that we, in the ultimate act of humanity, will spare those we truly love.

Sovereign. Deadly. Perfect.

Good bands you can kind of lose, then come back and realize they're still good.

Some people, every now and then, simply had to have One Too Many, go drifty voiced and slouch mouthed, swimming willfully around in their own sadness as if it were hot springs.

Like that lightning that comes out of the blue when there's not even a storm going on, just a crazy crack in the sky. With something like that right in front of you, you can't help but feel there's new possibilities out there.