The year I began to say vahz instead of vase, a man I barely knew nearly accidentally killed me.

Just because you have stopped sinking doesn't mean you're not still underwater.

We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive.

Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.

They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey.

Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.

Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.

In my head there's a broken balcony I fall off of when I speak.

if it's true your life flashes past your eyes before you die, then it is also the truth that your life rushes forth when you are ready to start to truly be alive.

I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal earth is trembling or if the shaking is still me.

I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself.

Our whole life passes asking only one question to ourselves, “I did the same or more hard work than the one standing on top of my field. Why wasn’t I chosen for it?

I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.

I'm very primitive; I write with a pen.

The world is awful but also the world is beautiful. Human beings are awful, but ultimately human beings are tremendous.

Your face is my heart

Well, with prophecy you got to see what happens.

The Friend asks no return but that his Friend will religiously accept and wear and not disgrace his apotheosis of him. They cherish each other's hopes. They are kind to each other's dreams.

When the way looks infinitely long, if you are sure that it is the right way, ignore the distance and start walking!

Through art we express our conception of what nature is not.

The dose makes the poison.