Having two women—one who can’t know about the other, and one who must be trusted not to destroy his life—is clearly difficult for him.

Malibu: With sounds of waves crashing, and the ocean at the doorstep, you feel like you are hours away from civilization. And with L.A. traffic, YOU ARE.

I am not being overly harsh. Overtly hostile, yes, but exactly the right amount of harsh.

Many of the women in Los Angeles are part of the notorious gang culture, and they will forever have my gratitude for, you know, letting me live.

When my heart is better, less shrunken, I will throw her out there to love again, without hesitation, even knowing what we know.

Holy crap, my heart was arrogant to believe her spotless track record could stay that way.

As I prefer to see it, there has never been an epic love story that involved significant amounts of self-control.

Love: the impossible combination of being IN the deep end and being OFF the deep end.

Facebook is that successful guy you’re supposed to want to date, but you can’t keep your mind off the beautiful freak in the corner. Twitter is my freak.

Is it really you this time, Kells?”“Well, I’m no maggoty corpse, if that’s what you mean.”He grinned. “That’s a relief. No maggoty corpse would be that sarcastic.

What a schmuck!

Stars can't shine without darkness.

The biggest problem occurswhen i try to forget you are nights, cuz i ain't got control on my dreams...

You are beautiful, but you are empty,” he went on. “One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you--the rose that belongs to me.

As for the usefulness of poetry, its uses are many. It is the deification of reality.

Never experiencing the life of the mind scars entire families for generations.

If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.

Folks want to glow, to leave their worries and dead skin behind.

The future is never clear; you pay a very high price in the stock market for a cheery consensus. Uncertainty actually is the friend of the buyer of long-term values.