Half the joy of life is in little things taken on the run... but let us keep our hearts young and our eyes open that nothing worth our while shall escape us.
It's not necessary, in order to be a complete person, that I have a man. It's not the end-all, be-all of my life.
Life would be so much harder if I had to lie about who I was.
Having loving and supporting parents didn't make me feel any better about the possibility of seeing my personal life splashed across newspapers and tabloids.
My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.
All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.
We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.
All literary men are Red Sox fans - to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life.
The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness.
You'll be dedicated and that's what you should want to be in anything in life - whether it's sports or academics or your relationship. It all stems from finding that fun, that thrill, that excitement.
Life is very short... but I would like to live four times and if I could, I would set out to do no other things than I am seeking now to do.
He believes in romance. He isn't merely going through the mechanical movements of a man in an exciting situation. He is, vitally and positively squeezing the last drop of delight from living the best life he knows in the best way he can.
For there is a price ticket on everything that puts a whizz into life, and adventure follows the rule. It's distressing, but there you are.