Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

It's usually the selfish people who are loved the most. They do what you deny yourself, and you love them for it. You give them your heart.

My developing sense was that the foundation of a story is an emotional foundation. If a story does not work emotionally, it does not work at all.

We're clear, " she said. "You're kind of a psycho. I get that

The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions.

Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful.

Well, I always talk about how I used to work at an insane asylum and stuff, which is true, but to be honest, I just make crap up more than anything else.

There is a social injunction implied in the positivist and analyst methods. This social axiom is that :;:;:;:;:;:; We OUGHT to act in such a way that what IS true can be verified to be so.

I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.

Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity.

Being poor is a frame of mind.

If we get the good that belongs to us here and now, we must extract the sweetness of each passing minute while it is ours. That is the real art of living in the today.