“God will break California from the surface of the continent like someone breaking off a piece of chocolate. It will become its own floating paradise of underweight movie stars and dot-commers, like a fat-free Atlantis with superfast Wi-Fi.”
“Strength is the ability to break up a solid piece of chocolate—and then eat just one of the pieces.”
“I think when you become a parent you go from being a star in the movie of your own life to the supporting player in the movie of someone else's.”
“Why is Wi-Fi free at cheap hotels but $14 a night at expensive ones.”
“Like God's own chocolate, I'd lick her shadow off a hot sidewalk”
“Words are like physical objects around us that appear to be continuous and whole but are in fact composed of particles too small for for the eye to see, for the brain to imagine. Words oversimplify reality. Break open a word, and it's like breaking a mold. The contents seep free, become something new.”