“There was an air of decay that enveloped the property as if it had been kissed by dead lips glossed with mildew.”

“The firm of Strange had not been built on softness; what you stole from it, you were welcome to keep.”

“It's Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”

“Remember me when I am deadand simplify me when I'm dead.”

“Go get your gun because God won't show. He sent a poet instead.The Don Quixote of the ICU. Quite impressive for a cripple. Munchhausen by proxy of a muse.Tempt not a desperate man. This split lip is for you. I traded it for an outdated tooth.”

“There are some parts of the world that, once visited, get into your heart and won't go. For me, India is such a place. When I first visited, I was stunned by the richness of the land, by its lush beauty and exotic architecture, by its ability to overload the senses with the pure, concentrated intensity of its colors, smells, tastes, and sounds. It was as if all my life I had been seeing the world in black and white and, when brought face-to-face with India, experienced everything re-rendered in brilliant technicolor.”

“Love has sold more songs than you've had hot dinners.”