Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
That boy was going to make the world turn, and the stars would fall like rain.
As a boy, I used to marvel that the letters in a closed book did not get scrambled and lost overnight.
Never doubt in the DARK what God told you in the LIGHT.
A deranged person is supposed to have the strength of ten men. I have the strength of one small boy... with polio.
THE SADNESS IN OUR HEARTS SEEMS ENDLESS
Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow, whether one feels oneself to be Tolstoyan or not.
Two points that are very important points to remember and ask: Is it real and does it work?
You've got to stay focused without being boring - because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Skinny, but dull.
I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
No one told me about boys. I had to figure it out myself. The first thing I learned was that sometimes they grow slower than women mentally.
It's only very recently that women have succeeded in entering those professions which, as Muses, they typified for the Greeks.
As a kid, I used to be equal parts drawn to and horrified of the circus. They would have these beautiful canvas posters for Lobster Boy, bearded women, and this and that.
I eat the hearts of girls and puke slugs and snails.
in these shitty plastic days ...
Every promise comes with a price and prize.
Freedom was the price of privacy.
I walk with a dual longing for life and for death.
I do think anger is so difficult for women. Girls think it undermines their femininity; it's not very ladylike.
I'm quite obsessed with the idea of nailing the girl friendship. It's such an art, so delicate.
Death lurked everywhere. Death was alive and well.
