“Wait here. I ran back up to my room to grab his blue-and-black plaid flannel shirt, still in my possession. Back on the porch, I handed it over. My shirt. I forgot you had it. Its my shirt. You nee...”

“Let's do something really fucking crazy and trust each other.”

“One of the really bad things you can do to your writing is to dress up the vocabulary, looking for long words because you're maybe a little bit ashamed of your short ones. This is like dressing up ...”

“It was weird, cause there we were in Italy listening to people singing in German. The music was nice, though, and there was this guy dressed up like a parrot. If youd asked me a year ago to guess w...”

“Show me all your sides, dive with me to your deepest points and guide me to your Everest. I'll always adore the way you are yourself, so don't tell me being sad makes me unhappy or love you less.”

“I had gotten so used to being alone, but never entirely used to it. Never used to it enough to stop wanting the alternative.”

“People should think that being a writer is cool. Even if youre just a starving writer. Besides, most great writers were starving at one point or another. It comes with the title.”

“Its funny, isnt it? he said, something odd in his voice. Its funny how some people show they love people with dramatic proclamations and huge displays and romantic gesturesbut for some people, its ...”

“When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.”

“Back in the days when gladiators hacked away at each other, there was always the man who decided whether the defeated should live or die. The job is usually given to the Emperor in movies, but in f...”

“Pursuing fun is exhausting. Having fun is just fun. Much more relaxing just to do your work, don't you think? I mean if you enjoy it.”