Follow your instincts - you never know if your ideas will work out unless you try them.

What do we know of our mothers? I thought I knew her. But I'd seen her as a child sees a good mother--pure, transparent, incapable of deception.

When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.

It's important to remember that people are always doing the best they can, including you.

I am afraid to piss in the morning 'cause I don't want to waste any of my excellence

'Life has meaning and we grown-ups know what it is' is the universal lie that everyone is supposed to believe. Once you become an adult and you realize that's not true, it's too late.

An audience can be like a pack of wolves.

I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there.

I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.

Hold on, Claire Bear! Next stop, Crazytown!