“Tyranny and fantasy both like to write everyone else's lines.”

“Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean. ”

“You have two kinds of secrets. The ones only you know. The ones only you don't.”

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”

“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move ag...”

“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ”