Quotes from Tim Tharp

We're toasting the chlorophyll rising in our bodies, catching the energy from the universe. Nobody's ever been young like we are right at this moment.

That's how it is with legends. The greater they sound, the more must've got left out.

Sometimes my tact takes a vacation. Tonight it must've gone to Kuwait or somewhere.

Maybe Marcus was wrong. Maybe a single person can save the world. I'll bet I could. I could save the whole world - for a night.

I like you so much," she says between kisses. And I can tell she wants to say love instead of like, not because she really does love me but because she just wants to say it. Of course, she can't, though. Not when I haven't said it first.

There's more kinds of pain than just physical pain, you know.

The thought does cross my mind that I could slip and end up cracking my head on the pavement just short of the pool, but if you're always going to worry about minor drawbacks, then you'll never accomplish anything.

Don't worry about who has the power in the relationship all the time. If you make her happy, then that's the biggest power you can have.

Talk about enchantment. Forget about working for something just to have it fall apart on you. Let the magic come. That's what I say. Let the magic come and fill in every inch of that little black crack behind your breastbone.

The real world is coming, chugging straight at me like a bulldozer into the rain forest.

They've made the mistake of thinking that power over others and leadership are the same thing.

You know how when you see someone day in, day out, year after year, you don't really notice him getting taller or wider or older or whatever? It can be like that with the way people are on the inside too.

She's still smiling her little smile, and it strikes me that, actually, she is drunk, not on alcohol, but on her St. Louis hopes and dreams. I wouldn't sober her up for anything, but she doesn't need me anymore. She can hang on to her dreams by herself now.

This looks interesting," I say, but what I'm really thinking is, Wow, Aimee, science fiction? Really, could you try any harder to brand yourself with the mark of the nerd herd? What's next, anime?

Yes, life is weird, but I embrace the weird. Let everyone else go marching off into their great shining futures if they want. Me, I've always been more than content to tip my whisky bottle and take a ride straight into the heart of the spectacular now.

Life is made out of Thursday afternoons. You just keep having them one after the other and let everything else take care of itself.

I'm going to grab hold of this night and crack it open, eat the fruit right out of the middle, and throw away the rind.

See, this is the other side of the coin. This is a girl's downfall. The guy goes soft in the head and starts talking to her like a moron and she wants to take care of him. He's just cuddly fool who can't make it without her.

You just go around acting like you're saving other people so you don't have to deal with your own problems.

Boredom is only for boring people with no imagination.

When you're with a girl, it's always best to act like you're an old hand at everything—not to impress her, but just to make sure she feels safe.

Sometimes I have trouble sleeping. It's weird—I can feel exhausted but still, I just lie there wide awake, staring up into the dark with all sorts of ideas bombarding me like dead pelicans

We all want something that sticks

Her voice would remain cool and soft like a pillow to lay your head on after a hard day