God save us from idealists! They dream of a world without injustice, and what crime won't they commit to get it! I swear, Mirella, I'll settle for a world with good manners.

Love is a debt, she thought. When the bill comes, you pay in grief.

The sparrow still falls.

Cleveland is really good about recognizing its artists because of the Arts Council.

The characters Im most emotionally involved with are like friends you leave behind when you move away. You dont see them regularly anymore, but you still love them and keep in touch.

Rain falls on everyone, lightning strikes some. What cannot be changed is best forgotten. God made the world, and He saw that it was good. Not fair. Not happy. Not perfect. Good.

In my worldview, there are filers, and there are pilers. Filers think alphabetically. Pilers think geologically.