"Sorrow may be a good thing for a woman's heart, but it is a poor cosmetic for her face."

“Politics disappears; it vanishes. What remains constant is human life. So I try to develop a perspective in my writing where politics is just one of the pieces of furniture in this furnished world. It is not the purpose. It is not the goal.”

“On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.”

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”

“Having all those demons makes it interesting, for me. Coming back now and being completely sober is okay, but I do like going back into the messy area. It's an empowering thing to play now, but at the same time, I do like to play the dirty side more. So, we'll see if she slips, or something. Wendy is always on the edge.”

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“What I do not know and cannot even hope to understand before I die is why human beings are willfully, coldly, matter-of-factly cruel to each other ... What nerve has atrophied in the torturer, or worse is sensually moved?”

“You've got to be able to take a hit and learn from it and get back up on your bike again, or get back doing whatever you do, and try even harder next time. It's all about learning from your mistakes and using it the next time so you don't put yourself in the same situation.”

“In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself.”

“Which death is preferably to every other? 'The unexpected'.”