Formula: Second Draft = First Draft minus 10%.

Are you sure self-pity is a luxury you can afford, Jack?

Every religion lies. Every moral precept is a delusion. Even the stars are a mirage. The truth is darkness, and the only thing that matters is making a statement before one enters it. Cutting the skin of the world and leaving a scar. That's all history is, after all: scar tissue.

A library is a place where you can live a thousand lives. So why are you waiting when you could be living? Visit your library today.

The only [working] ritual is making tea. I use the loose leaves and drink it by the gallon.

I'm going to be dead for a long time, so I have a lot to do now.

Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.