Genius is finding the invisible link between things.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

And the rest is rust and stardust.

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.

I've always been attracted to stories about rebels - things that are unusual and sometimes dangerous.

When you have mountains in the distance or even hills, you have space.

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.

Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart.

Most of all, God has blessed us by giving us the privilege of knowing Him and walking with Him every day. He did this by sending His Son into the world to die for our sins.

She better liked to see him free and happy, even than to have him near her, because she loved him better than herself.

Heard someone say children are god's gift to the world. What world are you referring to? And what's your definition of gift?

We can have more than we've got because we can become more than we are.

you're like a siren, leading me into dangerous places

We need to restore the spirit of irreverence in music.