Margo always loved mysteries. And in everything that came afterward, I could never stop thinking that maybe she loved mysteries so much that she became one.

The town was paper, but the memories were not.

As long as we don't die, this is gonna be one hell of a story.

That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.

Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard to stop once you start.

Poetry is just so emo." he said. "Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul.

The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle of a sentence.

I don't know how I look, but I know how I feel: Young. Goofy. Infinite.

The way I figure it, everyone gets a miracle.

As far as I can tell, there are two basic (kissing) rules: 1. Don't bite anything without permission. 2. The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.

I will play out the string. I will not betray your trust. I will find you.

Be strong. It is our adversity that leads us to our character.

I'd like to keep work work and life life. It means you've got your life to come back to, somewhere to come home to at night that isn't invaded by your day.

...the best definition that I heard of that is that a bureaucrat is a Democrat who has a job that a Republican wants.

If we dwell in a community that is comfortable, then it's probably not broad enough a coalition.

Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.

Men emerge pale from the little printing plant at four sharp, ghosts for an instant, blinking, until the outdoor light overcomes the look of constant indoor light clinging to them.

Time is the most valuable commodity we have, worth more than gold, yet wasted more than all else. Efficient use of time begins with prayer.

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

Out alone in the winter rain, / Intent on giving and taking pain.

If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else.