Hope is a punishable offense. The verdict is always death; one more death of the heart.

Madness. I did not get myself born to die. I have better things to do.

I was reading some complex books in my own youth-and no, I didnt always understand every word, let alone every concept-but I got the main thrust, which was like a lifeline in a fluctuating world.

No one more cynical than an idealist.

I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.

Im writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and Im very greedy, and I really enjoy it!

I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your fault, even if you were really trying to be careful, tactful.