

“No story has power, nor will it last, unless we feel in ourselves that it is true and true of us.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden

“Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden

“I've always liked the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be so it's easier to remember who I am.”
― Trusting Soul: Collected Stories & Drawings
― Trusting Soul: Collected Stories & Drawings

“He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden

“I'm not straight, and I'm not gay. I'm not bisexual. I want out of the labels. I don't want my whole life crammed into a single word. A story. I want to find something else, unknowable, some place to be that's not on the map. A real adventure.”
― Invisible Monsters
― Invisible Monsters
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