Life was such a wheel that no man could stand upon it for long. And it always, at the end, came round to the same place again.

Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.

By tomorrow at this time, I think you're going to have a much better idea of what crazy is. -- Ev Hillman

Good books are for consideration after, too.

She knew with suddeness and ease that this moment would be with her always, within hand's reach of memory. She doubted if they all sensed it - they had seen the world - but even George was silent for a minute as they looked, and the scene, the smell, even the sound of the band playing a faintly recognisable movie theme, was locked forever in her, and she was at peace.

A change is as good as a rest.

Death was no less a miracle than birth.