In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald as a stone and he takes me to see the tigers.

In the end, all you want is someone to long for you when it comes time to put you in the ground.

No matter how grave the secret, how imperative absolute silence, someone would always feel the urge to confess, and an unleashed secret is a terrible force.

Believe me, Doctor, if your life ends in suddenness you will be glad it did, and if it does not you will wish it had. You will want suddenness, Doctor.

The forty days of the soul begin on the morning after death.

...fear and pain are immediate, and that, when they're gone, we're left with the concept, but not the true memory--why else...would anyone give birth more than once?

It's a sad thing to see, because as far as I know, this man Gavo had done nothing to deserve being shot in the back of the head at his own funeral. Twice.

She stood on the ledge of his smile and looked over the edge.

I'm seventeen and I'm crazy.

The best time to give advice to your children is while they're still young enough to believe you know what you're talking about.

Life gives nothing to man without labor.

Fish is held out to be one of the greatest luxuries of the table and not only necessary, but even indispensable at all dinners where there is any pretence of excellence or fashion.

You must find a way to get your vision seen, implemented, and contributed to by others.

I was raised with a strong belief in prayer. And that's never really left me. I find it great to close your eyes, breathe, and just talk to the universe. It really comforts me.

I love doing a television show. It just always feels like it's a little while before you find something that feels unique and that feels like a character that you really want to play for awhile.

The disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns.

Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.