I think people want their illusions and writers are mostly illusion. When you read their words, you read a flattened, incomplete version of the writer.
The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier.
I never vote for anyone; I always vote against.
My eyes swam and watered and I literally couldn't breathe through the pain.
I got up the third step and reached for the fourth, but it wasn't there.
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
I'd never looked down the barrel of a gun before, but everything you've heard about the experience is true.