Tomas Hoines

“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk — real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious.”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

“I gave my mother a matching set [of mugs] for Christmas, and she accepted them as graciously as possible, announcing that they would make the perfect pet bowls. The mugs were set on the kitchen floor and remained there until the cat chipped a tooth and went on a hunger strike.”
― David Sedaris

“First you will smile, and then you will cry -- don't say you haven't been warned.”
― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

“Man is many things, but he is not rational.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray