I notice faint scars on her wrists and forearms, thin lines too symmetrical to be accidents.

In my mind I am eloquent; I can climb intricate scaffolds of words to reach the highest cathedral ceilings and paint my thoughts. But when I open my mouth, everything collapses.

I want to change my punctuation. I long for exclamation marks, but I'm drowning in ellipses.

I would like my life to be a movie so I could cut to a montage.

I want a new past,new memories, a new first handshake with love. I want to start over in every possible way.

My friend "M" says the irony of being a zombie is that everything is funny, but you can't smile, because your lips have rotted off.

...wanting change is step one, but step two is taking it.

My favorite songs change every year.

You should always be taking pictures, if not with a camera then with your mind. Memories you capture on purpose are always more vivid than the ones you pick up by accident.

The past is made out of facts...I guess the future is just hope.

I wonder how well she sleeps at night, and what kind of dreams she has. I wish I could step into them like she steps into mine.

Awareness is the starting point of every quest and the outcome of every journey.

The days before, even the score of what you are filled in with today. What colour are you, the tangled hues of years gone by that affected you?

I love the challenge of show business. It keeps me on my toes.

The innocence of virgins is like milk which turns when exposed to a clap of thunder, to a tart smell, to a hot day, to the merest nothing.

When hands are joined, no one can point fingers.

The Cat was a creature of absolute convictions, and his faith in his deductions never varied.

We've come a long way, we've come a long way and we never even left L.A.

Do you give up?" Shezmu bellowed. "No!" I yelled. "No, we don't give up. We will name you. Just . . . Gosh, you're quite well muscled, arn't you? Do you work out?

He (Roberto Clemente) is a hero to me.

How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective.