From the way that people have always talked about your heart being broken, it sort of seemed to be a one-time thing. Mine seemed to break all the time.
The smallest a family can be is two members, and that was Jules and me.
That was desire messing with physics: putting its finger on the record and then slowing it down, making sure you heard every word spoken, and memorized it.
Childhood is the most valuable thing that’s taken away from you in life, if you think about it.
The ground was silvery, as if some stars had fallen there.
His adolescents are displaced aristocrats who have lost their kingdom and wealth, which was childhood. [On J.D. Salinger]
As a kid, you have nothing to do with the way the world is run; you just have to hurry to catch up with it.
Women aren’t mean the way that men are. They’re full of life and they’re like God in that way.
What the hell is that?” he asked.”Magic mushrooms.””I’ve always wanted to try those,” he exclaimed. “They sound so cute.
I was always moved when mean people were suddenly nice to me. It was a weakness that would lead me into some bad relationships later in life.
Intimacy makes you feel unique. Intimacy makes you feel as though you have been singled out, that someone in the world believes you have special qualities that nobody else has.