The harder you had to work to open a package, the less you ended up caring about what was inside.

You have to go where the book leads you.

there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

May you find your Tower, Roland, and breach it, and may you climb to the top!

I started to submit when I was twelve, and obviously at that time they weren't good enough, and I suppose in my heart of hearts I knew it. But you have to start sooner or later, you have to dig in.

I love you too much to lie to you, Lisey. I love you with all that passes for my heart. I suspect that kind of all-out love becomes a burden to a woman in time, but it's the only kind I have to give. I think we're going to be quite a wealthy couple in terms of money, but I'll almost certainly be an emotional pauper all my life. I've got the money coming, but as for the rest I've got just enough for you, and I won't ever dirty or dilute it with lies. Not with the words I say, not with the ones I hold back.

He could feel the pores of his body open like a million mouths and slurp the water in like a sponge.