Gratitude can sometimes be as annoying as whininess.

Sunrises and sunsets are real jerks about putting things in perspective.

You don't have to be a genius when you're surrounded by morons.

It doesn't pay to be good at something unless you are the absolute best at it.

Insanity is just what we call stupidity when it doesn't make sense.

I thought I was going to be a poet when I was in college, but then I found out I was poor so I decided to do something I'd get paid for.

The more you write, the faster you'll write, and the less you'll mind throwing stuff out.

Crime is for poor people. You don't need to rob the bank if you own it.

I can't focus on any one day, because I always have to be ready for the next. It's fun but frenetic - like living in a circus that never stops performing.

A lot of young writers are very precious about their words. Don't be - you've got to be ready to burn stuff. You're not as good as you think you are, at least not yet.

It's interesting, on your second day of existence, to realize that your father is going to blame all the future failures of his life on you.

Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, knowing something is more important than fear and taking action in the face of fear.

Keep moving!” “Bea’s arguing with the floor.

I used to see dolphins as cute, Smart and funny sea animals. I know now that they're astute, Divine beings, clever mammals.

To live your life afraid of others and deny them a chance to come close is to not live at all.

Concentrate on your job and you will forget your other troubles.

The last thing I want to be is sanctimonious, but the thing that frustrates me is the deceit and betrayal, how there's one rule for males and another for females.

San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell. May your walls fall and may I live to tell.

Never be afraid to make a fool of yourself. The furthest out you can go is the best place to be.

Photographers, it is true, do not work but they do do something: They create, process, and store symbols.

Faith is not a function of stupidity but a frequent cause of it.