A man is rich not only by what he has, but also, and above all, by what he doesn't.

The Kafka paradox: art depends on truth, but truth, being indivisable, cannot know itself: to tell the truth is to lie. thus the writer is the truth, and yet when he speaks he lies.

History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.

If cybernetics is the science of control, management is the profession of control.

Another misconception is that an order is canceled when you hit 'cancel' on your computer. But, the fact is it's canceled only when the market gets the cancellation.

When I see a story, I ask: is this something I'd like to be in? Is this something I'd like to see? And if I'd like to see it, would I like to tell it?

I've always been the annoying kid who sang.

The Chinese used the symbol of tai chi, the undifferentiated reality - no separation, no left and right.

I was really not a good student, and I felt that shame every day. That's one of the reasons I started smoking pot and drinking daily.

Posting a letter and getting married [sic] are among the few things left that are entirely romantic; for to be entirely romantic, a thing must be irrevocable

Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night I can see paradise by the dashboard light.