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There are certain defects which well mounted glitter like virtue itself.

Only one constant existed: I wrote. Writing was my center of gravity.

Mentors can suggest to you what more you are capable of.

Heaven preserve me from the Epidemic of a Proud Ignorance!

The future of the book began to appear among imaginary woods.

I don’t own a smartphone and never will. I’ve never sent a text.

I’m a big fan of then. A novel needs a lot of thens.

I love talking to girls. That’s why I’ve written so much about them.

The story of racism does not simply happen to people of color.

“The Sentry” taught me that all true laughter has tears behind it.

I wish I could tell her that we aren’t supposed to know why we’re here.

There’s something to stepping right out of your dreams and onto the page.

A more typical writing day for me is being constantly interrupted.

I like to think of love as something that one should keep feeding, like a fire.

Try never to repeat rhymes, not once in an entire show. It tires the ear.

Most days, at the pool, we are able to leave our troubles on land behind.

Love’s not all that fun, but it saves you. And you should be saved.

Best part of the day? The part when I come up with an idea for a cartoon.

How does he do it? I’ve been trying to figure this out for the past decade.

It helped me free myself from a longtime source of unhappiness.

Henry Chinaski is just so deplorable and lovable; he makes me laugh.

Love is the difference between a full life and an empty one.

This is kind of a big, wet valentine, isn’t it? Shouldn’t you throw it out?

Favorite character? What a question. It’s like choosing a favorite child.

I’m obsessed with finding a convertible that has enough room.

Love enlarges. What you put out into the world, you get back tenfold.

I usually get my best writing done at night or at the close of day.

Don’t write what you know. Write what you can imagine.

I once heard in a sermon, “Choose the important over the urgent.”