I think it would be a shame for any writer to let their publishers in any way corral them into a single genre.

The great thing about a short story is that it doesn't have to trawl through someone's whole life; it can come in glancingly from the side.

The world is always changing brightness and hotness and soundness, I never know how it's going to be the next minute.

Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.

I look back one more time. It's like a crater, a hole where something happened.

Ma's still nodding. "You're the one who matters, though. Just you." I shake my head till it's wobbling because there's no just me.

It’s called mind over matter. If we don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” When a bit of me hurts, I always mind.

Books are the air I breathe, so I don't notice the seasons.

If I was made of cake I'd eat myself before somebody else could.

I remember manners, that's when people are scared to make other persons mad.

When I tell her what I’m thinking and she tells me what she’s thinking, our each ideas jumping into the other’s head, like coulouring blue crayon on top of yellow that makes green.

Zoë threw up her hands in exasperation. "I hate this language. It changes too often!

I think it's cool to be a rock star I don't think there are many. There aren't many who speak out and take risks. And I think that's important.

People who are combative in one relationship tend to be combative in other relationships.

If you want to prevent abortions, you make sure everyone has health care, a high school education and birth control. Not the exact opposite.

Women are underserved and underestimated as consumers.

So he's like a human compass? As far as superpowers go, that's pretty lame. You're like the Caster equivalent of Aquaman.

We make allowance for necessity.

I don't agree with everything he did in his life, but we're dealing with this Howard Hughes, at this point. And also ultimately the flaw in Howard Hughes, the curse so to speak.

He kissed her, and their souls melted into each other in a melody older than time.

In reality, we are still children. We want to find a playmate for our thoughts and feelings.