“I bleed passion. Im not entirely sure what this means but Im greedy over the words. Theyre so full of life. And I really need some life to balance out the desperate allure of the dark.”

“Lorraine once told me, smile big when youre sad. Smile big when youre happy. Smile big when youre bored. Because regardless how you feel, your face could use a stretch.”

“I want to feel embarrassed by my desperation but Im too busy feeling desperate.”

“I bleed passion. I’m not entirely sure what this means but I’m greedy over the words. They’re so full of life. And I really need some life to balance out the desperate allure of the dark.”

“Lorraine once told me, smile big when you’re sad. Smile big when you’re happy. Smile big when you’re bored. Because regardless how you feel, your face could use a stretch.”

“Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I think about you.”

“The door', replied Maimie, 'will always, always be open, and mother will always be waiting at it for me.”

“I search for love frantically... and quitting at the last moment by making excuse for myself that I've tried”

“Dont ever let desperation take the seat of inspiration in you! Always live inspired no matter what! For though something might be wrong somewhere, something is always right somewhere! If you have l...”

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with th...”

“On the one hand you had people constantly fighting Hell; on the other, you had people constantly fighting Hell on earth.”

“Say youll marry me when I come back or, before God, I wont go. Ill stay around here and play a guitar under your window every night and sing at the top of my voice and compromise you, so youll have...”

“He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing.”

“The weekend break had begun with the usual resentment and had continued with half-repressed ill humour. It was, of course, his fault. He had been more ready to hurt his wife's feelings and deprive ...”