“Any sharp transition such as this was like birth; the pain was necessary to remind you of its importance.”

“Have you ever experienced a pain so sharp in your heart that it's all you can do to take a breath? It's a pain you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy; you wouldn't want to pass it on to anyone else for fear he or she might not be able to bear it. It's the pain of being betrayed by a person with whom you've fallen in love. It's not as serious as death, but it feels a whole lot like it, and as I've come to learn, pain is pain any way you slice it.”

“Sex is like air; it's not important unless you aren't getting any.”

“Always stay sharp on railways and cruise ships for transit has a way of making everything clear.”

“It's so important to find a daily practice that takes you away from "day to day" to remind you that it's all "ok”

“We know that to give writing its future, it is necessary to overthrow the myth: the birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author.”