Only in rock music and the literary world you see so many ugly white guys with beautiful women. That says a lot about the women, their character. They're attracted to more than surface.

There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away. (107)

I love to scare the already terrified assholes.

We can all learn from every text. Reading the work that disgusts you can only strengthen your core beliefs. I could teach a semester-long course based only on reading the local telephone book. All stories can be taught in valuable ways.

...it's like this white-Indian thing has gotten out of control. And the thing with the blacks and the Mexicans. Everybody blaming everybody...I don't know what happened. I can't explain it all. Just look around at the world. Look at this country. Things just aren't like they used to be.' 'Son, things have never been like what you think they used to be.

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.

You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don't realize it.