“Love shouldn't make a beggar of one. I wouldn't want love if I had to beg for it, to barter or qualify it. And I should despise it if anyone ever begged for my love. Love is something that must be given -- it can't be bought with words or pity, or even reason.”

“Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.”

“I don't think any novelist should be concerned with literature…literature should be left to essayists. ”

“Never judge anyone by another's opinions. We all have different sides that we show to different people.”

“Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.”

“Neely O'Hara: [drunk in a bar] Who's stoned? I am merely traveling incognito.”

“A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.”