Sometimes we gotta be brave even when we're scared. We gotta not let being scared keep us from thinkin' straight. That's all brave is, boy, when you come right down to it, not lettin' the fear get you so turned around you start doin' stupid things, instead of what you know you ought to do.

Why bother? I was right all along: the second you make yourself vulnerable to someone, they start drawing blood.

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

I believe in whatever gets you throught the night. [...] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A.M.knows all my secrets.

If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new writer. However, you should be conscious of exactly how you are imitating him - word choice, sentence structure, motifs? - and think about why you're doing it.

I can't heal your pain but I can see it. And you don't have to be lost. Not forever.

The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets.