You know, being confident isn't the same as being right.

At some point as adults we cease to be our parents' children and we become our children's parents instead.

no one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed

I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.

An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind.

We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.

the act does not create guilt unless the mind is also guilty.