One of the most difficult things in writing a novel or anything at all is to choose the point of view from which it's going to be told.
There is no shame — having a dirty face — the shame comes when you keep it dirty.
[T]he army of wrongness rampant in the world might as well march over me.
Every day is a new day with me. All holds are off. All contracts are forgotten.
You can't blame a writer for what the characters say.
Good luck and believe me, dearest Doc - it's better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.