“I can't give you the white picket fence, and if I did, you'd set it on fire.”

“A short story is a different thing altogether – a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.”

“Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.”

“People, generally, suck.”

“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.”

“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”

“The Darkling slumped back in his chair. “Fine,” he said with a weary shrug. “Make me your villain.”

“What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?”