The smile on her face huge and probably she knew then that she would marry him.

Love. That’s all I want. That’s all we want. These people. These dogs.

What author’s (dead or alive) persona is aspirational?
I have never found any authors to be aspirational.

The bullies, they made him feel young, alive. He would never admit this to anyone, but he was fairly sure the other teachers, after a glass of wine or three, would concur.

Asking if a computer can do art or science is like asking if a submarine can swim...

“...symbols of the divine show up in our world initially at the trash stratum. Or so I told myself.” – VALIS

“There’s a rose that grows on no man’s land, and it’s wonderful to see” – The Rose of No

i keep love around like a shirt i hope i’ll fit into again someday

Is John Doe a writer, or just a content machine?

I ignored it when he admitted he had cheated on all of his girlfriends, and I ignored it when he became quickly angry over something small. I ignored the red flags

I am always talking about the quality of paying attention and the quality of being willing to go into the unknown, being willing to not know. 

Destroy something for my sake.

Okay, you know how I like to go to the bathroom. We’ve talked about it at sessions over and over again.

On the back of his badge, he had a barcode with which he could change almost anything.

and partly because she went to Yale and married the class president and blasts the socials with pics of their exotic vacations and announcements of their children’s accomplishments

My book is really about loneliness and alienation (like all my favorite books), but politics comes up in it because everyone is obsessed with politics now.

This is what I was waiting for. I all but cry, but I don’t.

He says that’s how all rock stars die.

"Mostly I think Spleen is about celebrating our friendship. It's a love that needs to be emphasized more widely rather than romantic love. Spleen is also a fantasy escape that gives us agency in ways we don't have in reality."

I should have asked John why he was so unhappy. I should have done more than write that stupid note that was all about me and nothing about him.

she keeps her secrets as easily as she takes off her white
gloves