“As I write, My fingers tap tap the keys the way Ravi Shankar's fingers pluck and strum the strings of his sitar.”

“I won't stop writing until I am known as the Kurt Cobain of literature!”

“You must write as if Dostoyevsky himself will be reading your novel, and Shakespeare will be acting it out.”

“Be passionate about what you write, believe in your ability to convey timeless ideas, and let no one tell you what what you're capable of.”

“Sometimes I just want to paint the words "It's my fault" across my forehead to save people the time of being pissed off at me.”

“How do you even know I'm someone you'll want to remember? We've only seen each other once before.'(Amber)'Have you ever looked at a painting and known you had something in common with it? Have you ever seen something so beautiful you feel like crying? When I see you, I feel that way. I feel like the deepest part of me understands something vital about you.'(Virgil Daly)”

“It angered him that his sexuality was an issue at all. As far as he was concerned, who he decided to sleep with was his business alone.”