There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.
Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.
God creates men, but they choose each other.
My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
I was as scared as I'd ever been. There was screaming everywhere now, and more bodies on the floor, and the press from behind was as relentless as a bulldozer. It was all I could do to keep on my feet.