Wars of opinion, as they have been the most destructive, are also the most disgraceful of conflicts.
Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls, Shall long keep his memory green in our souls.
There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet.
Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.
When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh, who would inhabit This bleak world alone?
While writing a novel I almost completely stop reading books in the same sub-genre for the duration.
How easy it was to lie to strangers, to create with strangers the versions of our lives we imagined.
I think people are frightened of saying what they think, and I think that's a bad thing for society.
I'd never really found a place in the outside world, but had stayed away too long to fit in at home.
My God, help me always resolutely to strive, and, through life and death, to force my way unto Thee.
When it comes to energy policy, I don't think that it's up to the individuals to make energy policy.
And I want to be held down. I don't know what to do with the horrifying freedom that can destroy me.
Words are good for saying what things are, but sometimes they don't function for what things aren't.
I don't think everyone is equally haunted by high school, but I also don't think it's unusual to be.
All writing is presumption, of course, since no one knows what it is like to be another human being.
My feelings for you run very deep." - Loor Not deep enought, I guess." - Bobby (The Rivers of Zadaa)
We may have been like needles in a hay stack, but they were like needles . . . in a stack of needles
If I fall out, pull this ring? What happens then? I sprout wings and fly?" -Spader in "The Never War
The world is filled with interesting things to do. Don't lead a dull life in such a thrilling world.
Excitement radiates through your eyes, your face, your voice, your soul, and your whole personality.
Wake up in the morning and say, 'I refuse to be a hack,' and see what happens by the end of the day.
I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
I've always been fascinated by the Mississippi River and the way of life in these small river towns.
If I'm not writing, I'm not fully living. It has become the essential element that defines who I am.
My fear was like a stray dog, roving the neighborhood of my life, looking for a new source of worry.
Proper treatment will cure a cold in seven days, but left to itself, a cold will hang on for a week.
Good artists exist in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are.
It's gaudy, ugly, and in terribly bad taste. It does, however, suit my personality almost perfectly.
There are many things that we can understand, but in the end it is a case of 'anything is possible'.
Everyones always asking me when Apple will come out with a cell phone. My answer is, Probably never.
I'm always surprised at how many people seem to like reading about what hardware and software I use.
We’re creatures of contact regardless of whether/ we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together.
I cannot escape the feeling that I was, at best, a cancer tourist, that my survival means I dabbled.
Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present.
True optimism is not the prospect of control over pain or elimination of it but survival through it.
You look so good," I say, and s***! Oh god, that's not what I meant. S***! "It looks good. The book.
But you do have to start young as a dancer if you're going to achieve the physical skills necessary.
I'm a big believer in giving teens a voice and opportunities to share their stories and experiences.
The seeds of greatness are ideas you learn from people who've been great in their service to others.
If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter if your alarm doesn't go off in the morning.
Howl’s voice was presently heard shouting weakly, “Help me, someone! I’m dying from neglect up here!
Many overlook the fact that Jesus was homeless. He did not only teach the poor; He lived among them.
Just because it's on the radio doesn't mean we have to suspend belief in the evidence of our senses.
In cities no one notices specific dying. Dying is a quality of the air. It's everywhere and nowhere.
War is the form nostalgia takes when men are hard-pressed to say something good about their country.
Methods of locomotion have improved greatly in recent years, but places to go remain about the same.
If you think of movie studio executives, say, as society, then I root for the independent producers.