…and I’m thinking how nothing is as simple as you guess-not right or wrong, not Judd Travers, not even me or this dog I got here. But the good part is I saved Shiloh and opened my eyes some. Now that ain’t bad for eleven.

…and I’m thinking how nothing is as simple as you guess-not right or wrong, not Judd Travers, not even me or this dog I got here. But the good part is I saved Shiloh and opened my eyes some. Now that ain’t bad for eleven.

It's all right to have secrets, ... as long as you don't have any secrets from yourself.

One way to tell if you're really comfortable with a person is if you can be quiet together sometimes and not feel awkward. If you don't feel obligated to say something brilliant or funny or surprising or cool. You can just be together. You can just be.

Why is life so complicated....?' I asked. 'To keep us from being bored,' he said.

I can never understand why people who have not seen me for a while ask if I am still writing. They might as well ask me if I am still breathing.

I also know that you can lie not only by what you say but what you don't say.