There are things of such darkness and horror—just, I suppose, as there are things of such great beauty—that they will not fit through the puny human doors of perception.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

Anyone can love a loving person but give your love to someone who doesn't deserve it

The healthier people are, the more they are willing to admit to their limitations and so the more open they are to the possibility of improvement.

Because, of course, it wouldn't do to just talk to her. She had spoken to him in flashes of daylight, and he felt he ought to reply in kind.

Secrets always come up for air. They're never content to stay buried for long.

Groupies will give you Chlamydia, Edward.”“Right, Virg. Groupies throw underwear on stage. They don’t throw flowers.

I think it's important that there is a change, especially in fashion.

I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.

Computers can do better than ever what needn't be done at all. Making sense is still a human monopoly.

Zen is very easy! It's like touching your nose when you wash your face in the morning!

Piety does not mean that a man should make a sour face about things, and refuse to enjoy in moderation what his Maker has given.