“Don't put off happiness you can have today. Tomorrow is a hope, not a promise”

“There is something about me, doll face. Its between my legs, and I do believe a few minutes ago you were praying to it.”

“If theyd caused you pain, Id never have been able to live with myself, he said as he backed up a step.You might want to find another place to sit. Those idiots could cook up a plan for revenge. I c...”

“In that moment? I knew you were sent to me, that I'd been given nothing from the people in my life, but I think from God, or whoever is in charge, I got you.”

“Dove held out a hand to Johnson, and he took itnot because they were fleeing a fire and not because she was holding a million dollars. He took her hand to wrap his fingers around hers. His long, lo...”

“Tell me Im enough for you, he demanded. Can you be with me even though Im so wrong? She was satin and warmth. The way she squeezed, he was desperate to move, pound, inject her.She looked at him. Th...”

“Sendak is in search of what he calls a "yummy death". William Blake set the standard, jumping up from his death bed at the last minute to start singing. "A happy death," says Sendak. "It can be don...”

“Don't tie your success to anything other than what's inside you”

“Aurora! Dad came running out.Over here.Were going to head home. Dad leaned against a post at the bottom of the steps. Hey, guys. Whatre you talking about?I smiled. Justgirl stuff.Tampons, Blake blu...”

“The man loves you with everything he has, everything he is. Eve, that means you can hurt him.”

“Youre all right, Blue Eyes. She lifted her head to look into them. Youre all right, down the line. You ever want a free bang, you got one coming.It would, no doubt be a memorable bang. But my wife ...”

“People have been sleeping and/or marrying their way to the top since the first cavewoman said: Ugh, that ones the strongest and has the biggest club. Ill shake my mastodon-skin-covered ass at him.U...”

“The worlds most successful people didnt wait for someone else to pick them, but instead, they picked themselves.”

“Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.”

“Want something else more than success. Success is a lovely thing, but your desire to say something, your worth, and your identity shouldnt rely on it, because its not guaranteed and its not permane...”