There are old swordsmen and bold swordsmen. But few old, bold swordsmen.
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
Some people take offense like it's a limited time offer.
A person's true character lies somewhere until after you might have pressed the wrong button without knowing, then you'll realize that there are dogs in human form.
Whenever I'm with my mother, I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines.
The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.
My rage is derived from eyes so sharp they see through the idiocy being passed off as sophistication. Under the cloak of universal themes and terms such as freedom, change, and acceptance, madness ens...
Tears shone in Lucien’s remaining eye as he raised his hands and removed the fox mask.The brutally scarred face beneath was still handsome—his features sharp and elegant. But my host was looking at Ta...
Oh, I'm starting to cry again. That's what happens when you think about life being fair. And I can't explain why it isn't . . . I don't think it's something anybody knows.
The finest fury is the most controlled.
Anger was better than feeling nothing; because anger and hatred were the long-lasting fuel in the endless dark of my despair. The same way that music had kept me from breaking.