Hey! Shouts Camel. There ain't no woman in the world worth two bottles of whiskey!

When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It's fate.

Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.

I stare at her for a long moment. I want to kiss her. I want to kiss her more than I've ever wanted anything in my life.

I look after those who look after me." He smacks his lips, stares at me, and adds, "I also look after those who don't." - Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)

Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

The only thing that makes me crazier than writing is not writing.

When will people learn that just because you can make something doesn’t mean you should?

When I first submerged my feet into frigid water, they hurt so badly I yanked them out again. I persisted, dunking them for longer and longer periods, until the cold finally blistered.

I don't like outlining, because books are organic things. Sometimes a book doesn't want to be written in a certain way.

Don't want to get tipsy and break a hip.

The war on drugs thrives on ignorance of drugs and misplaced faith in the power of the law to regulate human vice.

Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love.

If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential of others.

Science fiction tends to be philosophy for stupid people.

It is not, Dear, because I am alone, For I am lonelier when the rest are near, But that my place against your heart has grown Too dear to dream of when you are not here.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.

When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional.

Simple narcissism gives the power of beasts to politicians, professional wrestlers and female movie stars.

You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.

Time past and time future allow but a little consciousness. To be conscious is not to be in time.