Nothing goes away. Not on its own. You deal with it, or it deals with you.

Between any two beings there is a unique, uncrossable distance, an unenterable sanctuary. Sometimes it takes the shape of aloneness. Sometimes it takes the shape of love.

In the struggle between yourself and the world, side with the world

So it had something to do with the sinner, and something with the judge, and the fear of not being forgiven, and the relief of being loved again.

No father knows that he is carrying his son up the stairs for the final time

So many days in their shared life. So many experiences. How had they managed to spend the previous sixteen years unlearning each other? How had all the presence summed to disappearance?

One can build a perfect home, but not live in it.

He chose illness, because he knew of no other way to be seen. Not even by those looking at him.

she also liked to remember that there could be no such thing as an intentional imperfection. People are always mistaking something that looks good for something that feels good.

You only get to keep what you refuse to let go of

Power is not pleasure, power is pain.

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

No man can describe to another convincingly wherein lies the magic of the woman who ensnares him.

A girl could lather up in soap like that.

Try this experiment: one day go in a record store and just try and guess what the music sounds like by looking at the album cover.

As a mom, I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

The way I feel about it is: Beat me or feed me, but don't tease me. It's toy food; who needs it? Serve it to toy people.

When you have children it wakes up the child in you.

There are few things reason can discover with so much certainty and ease as its own insufficiency.

A biblical false prophet was a servant of the devil attempting to lead people away from the truth.