“There are only two reasons why you leave someone you're still in love with - either it's the right thing to do, or it's the only thing to do.”

“Words are the thread in the fabric of the universe.”

“You have always been my only muse. I cannot paint or sculpt. I have only my words to render your likeness. Sometimes I wish I were both God and Adam so I could tear out my rib and create you from m...”

“Hurt is a bruise on the outside. Harm is a bruise on the inside.”

“Hurt but do not harm? Zach asked. Whats the difference? Hurt is a bruise on the outside. Nora sipped her mineral water delicately. Harm is a bruise on the inside. If youre a masochist, pain feels l...”

“I'm no optimist", she said as she opened the cabinet door. " I'm just a realist who smiles too much.”

“We are on strike, we, the men of the mind.We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. We are on strike against the dogma ...”

“If only it were possible to love without injury fidelity isnt enough: I had been faithful to Anne and yet I had injured her. The hurt is in the act of possession: we are too small in mind and body...”

“She looks at the swings, and I can see shes imagining what theyd look like if the kids werent there. The guilt of this holds her down momentarily. It appears to be there constantly. Never far away,...”