250 quotes found
Author · American · 1950
American author (born 1950)
“To fate and the strange way that it twists us all together.”
“I can't believe what a state I got myself into over this. Everyone was right. They said it would just happen, and it did. I guess the best things do.”
“When we destroy it." She spoke clearly now, steadily now. "If it comes in a form with a dick, I will personally castrate it".”
“Evil cannot and will not be vanquished by evil. Dark will only swallow dark and deepen. The good and the light are the keenest weapons.”
“Survivors lived with their mistakes.”
“I wouldn't waste a day, not an hour, not a moment. Take what you want and damn caution. Live, enjoy. Feed ravenously. Or the biggest regret you'll have at the end of your life is wasted time.”
“Don't give up on your own happy-evers.”
“But when two people feel something, they ought to respect that enough to figure it out”
“Bright light. You've always found your way.”
“When you swallow that pride, Eve, take care you don't choke on it.”
“[Everyone needs] a woman who'll listen, take your side, tell the truth - or not, as you need it. A woman you can count on, no matter what, and who'll love you no matter how much you screw up.”
“There was nothing like a Saturday - unless it was the Saturday leading up to the last week of school and into summer vacation. That of course was all the Saturdays of your life rolled into one big ...”
“You love tests?""Well, yeah. There are questions and answers. True or false, multiple choice, essay. What's not to love?”
“Who I am now is who I was before. The three years between, they were the aberration. You wouldn't recognize the person I became during that lost time. I barely do.”
“Grab it while you can because tomorrow could suck you dry.”
“Writing had never become routine for him, but remained a constant surprise. He was always surprised at how much fun it was, once it all got moving. And never failed to be surprised at how bloody ha...”
“...she lost twenty minutes sitting on the floor with her arms wrapped around her knees, smiling into the pretty glow and imagining herself a contented farmer's wife waiting for her man to come in f...”
“We all look. The lucky find. The wise accept.”
“Alone in her shelter, she allowed herself tears. When her shelter cooled to the touch she called to Gull, Coming out! She eased her head out into the smoky air, looked over at Gull. She imaged they...”
“She was tough in the best sense of the word. She'd taken blows, the disappointments, and had worked her way through them. Some people, he knew, would have buckled under, found a clutch, or given up...”
