“They had, finally, the only thing anyone really wants in life: someone to hold your hand when you die.”

“In the Dictionary 'lumpy jaw' comes just before 'lunacy,' but in life there are no such clues. Suddenly, for no reason, you might start to dribble from the mouth, to howl peevishly at the moon. You...”

“Life is sad. Here is someone.”

“I would never understand photography, the sneaky, murderous taxidermy of it. ”

“You have a choice," she told the class. "The whorish emptiness of lies or the straightlaced horrors of truth.”

“My new apartment might be a place where there are lots of children. They might gather on my porch to play, and when I step out for groceries, they will ask me, "Hi, do you have any kids?" and then,...”

“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.”

“Nature: it might be the magical key to unlock a locked imagination.”

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”