My heart is too thoroughly dried to be broken in a hurry, and I mean to live as long as I can.
Knowing yourself lets you understand others.
The most profound things are inexpressible.
Everyone's work is equally important.
I was hesitant to approach people. I'm socially awkward. But I was working on a number of memorials, and finally it dawned on me: These are memorials to people who wrote, so I should use their writing. That's how I started to quit.
Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance
The desperate things seem to require attention, the lovely things seem to elicit celebration. If I had to choose, I would go to the awful in the hope that doing something could yield a happier result.
Marriage is an undertaking that requires focused time and attention to prepare effectively.
I mean, I wasn't stupid. I knew we'd make money and sell a lot of Dune books.
I remember, as a kid, my dad always told me, "Getting older beats the alternative. " Although, now my father actually is the alternative, so I don't know what he would say. He's completely dead.
A self needed to spill out sometimes, a body should show evidence of what the hell went on inside it.