“And I could write it better than you ever felt it.”
“You know how it is when you get back with somebody you’ve loved. It felt better than it ever was, better than it ever could be again”
“She made me feel better than I have ever felt, better than I imagined I could feel, and it scared me, it scared me to the point of paralysis.”
“I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”
“You damn your own soul better than I ever could.”
“Writing's a lot like cooking. Sometimes the cake won't rise, no matter what you do, and every now and again the cake tastes better than you ever could have dreamed it would.”