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I prefer empty cages, Sabina, until I find a unique bird I once saw in my dreams.
I do not want to be the leader. I refuse to be the leader. I want to live darkly.
Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.
When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised
Time is what we have in this life, and how we use it determines what our life is.
The greatest impediments to personal change always come from within, not without.
I cranked out a book. I didn't expect it to do much, but it's sold 80,000 copies.
What, after all, was the point of civilisation if not the well-being of citizens?
The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film.
That's the way I work. I get it all plotted in my mind, and then I write it down.
I know that there are people out there who believe we should get rid of all guns.
Holy joy lies in the habit of murmuring thanks to God for the smallest of graces.
God is patiently transfiguring all the notes of my life into the song of His Son.
Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want.
I do think there's some aspect of being a novelist that is a little crazy making.
I am a print addict. I have an ebook and a computer but I remain hooked on print.
God, I hate my family, these people I never chose to love, but love all the same.
I can recapture everything when I write, my thoughts, my ideals and my fantasies.
We all try to forget what hurts us, it is sometimes the only way we can continue.
Don't let the old story repeat itself now. Arm yourself with all that's happened.
You look good to me, you damnable little devil, good to embrace and good to love.
Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible.
Johnston's books are beautifully written and among the funniest I have ever read.
Two half-truths do not make a truth, and two half- cultures do not make a culture
I try to take it one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
You can't stop progress, but you can help decide what is progress and what isn't.
It's hard letting go of the past, when there are no firm handholds in the future.
I waited and waited, and when no message came, I knew it must have been from you.
I never miss reality when I'm not in it, but it's sometimes nice to come back to.
There is a vast region of enormous potential located somewhere between your ears.
History records no more gallant struggle than that of humanity against the truth.
For some strange reason, no matter where I go, the place is always called "here".
Many a man's vices have at first been nothing worse than good qualities run wild.
Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.
The joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed
Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness.
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
How are the cabs in your city? In Manhattan, where I work, they are rather awful.
That's really eco-friendly of you," Vee told Marcie. "Recycling Nora's old trash.
Human reproduction can be a sticky subject—” “Ewww!” groaned a chorus of students
The practice of love is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination.
Secrets find a way out in sleep . . . It is the place where there is no pretense.
Suspense left my life a long time ago, now it has returned. I do not care for it.
Astrological prayers seem to me to be built on as good reason as the predictions.
I wondered if a blessing is still a blessing if it lasts for only a little while.
I understand cricket - what's going on, the scoring - but I can't understand why.
Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them
Legacy leaders are the only ones wiling to pay the price to fix a broken culture.
We have got to keep the momentum going in order to achieve all of our objectives.