I'm rarely rude except accidentally, and that doesn't really count...

Anna gave her that disjointed look with which so many people regarded Hannah, as if they has fallen too many words behind to ever catch up.

Am I higher or lower than she? It was always the vital question for Anna: who was superior, and how she could position herself so that she would be perceived as superior?

Being a spy was something like standing on the south shore fending off a hurricane with a $2 poncho and an umbrella.

Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learnt.

The thinking it took to get us into this mess is not the same thinking that is going to get us out of it.

When I like someone a lot, I get scared that I'll let them down. My fear of sucking is worst when I feel like someone thinks I'm good.

When asked what I'd be if I weren't a writer, I'm tempted to respond with one of father's favorite phrases, one I despised while growing up: "I hate 'what-ifs.'"

Your body is an amazing creation, capable of performing great wonders, but you can destroy that miraculous machine's potential with an overdose of stress.

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.

All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.

Sometimes something becomes a lot better. It's like a puzzle . You can't force a round brick into a square. It's a delicate thing. You need to let the song decide.