“believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.”
“I was giving up--being realistic, as people liked to say, meaning the same thing. Being realistic made me feel bitter.”
“Giving up on love is the same thing as giving up on life itself.”
“So, if this does end up being my last letter, please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough.And I will believe the same about you.”
“Yes I am a firm believer in Christ, and yes there is cussing and other sinful things in my writing, simply because I am also a realist, and I want to express the most realistic characters possible.”
“Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.”