You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.

But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person died for no reason.

You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light.

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.

But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially.

The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places.

If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them.

Courage is grace under pressure.

All thinking men are atheists.

Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.

..afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you can give that to people, then you are a writer.

All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened..

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

“Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again.'

“Hell,' I said, 'I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?'

'Yes. I want to ruin you.'

'Good,' I said. 'That's what I want too.”

All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.

The first draft of anything is shit.

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.