Pain has to be ended someday, and as much as you want to start over again .

I'm a star, no spangled banner

It takes time to get the whole package. Freshmen can't be seniors.

Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad.

Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.

It is a shameful thing to insult a child.

Solitude is the salt of personhood. It brings out the authentic flavor of every experience.

Secrets tear you apart.

No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.

Our planet is poorly equipped for delight. One must snatch gladness from the days that are. In this life it's not difficult to die. To make life is more difficult by far.

My fiction may, now and again, illuminate aspects of the human condition, but I do not consciously set out to do so: I am a storyteller.