I have always struggled, with the sole intention of ceasing to struggle. Result: zero.
The unrecognized genius of our time.
Love can be the most dreadful disguise that hate assumes.
The most underrated of all contemporary American writers of fiction.
Everybody must seem crazy if you see deep enough into their minds.
No man is entirely worthless, he can always serve as a bad example.
I'm afraid of Americans; I'm afraid of the world; I'm afraid I can't help it.
There are two kind of men,' said Ka, in a didatic voice. 'The first kind does not fall in love until he's seen how the girls eats a sandwich, how she combs her hair, what sort of nonsense she cares about, why she's angry at her father, and what sort of stories people tell about her. The second type of man -- and I am in this category -- can fall in love with a woman only if he knows next to nothing about her.
There's enough evidence that variation in sexual orientation is more a function of genes than of environment and for that reason alone, it should be accepted as but another example of human variability.