I find a lot of people struggling in their lives because they feel like it was expected they do a certain thing or act a certain way and not follow what their gut is telling them to do.

I wasn’t old enough to realize that I could be my terrible self and have people love me for that.

I like the idea that we can contain our weirdness, but I prefer it when we wear it all over ourselves.

I like how glasses suggest intelligence instead of broken eyes.

Brad Pitt is older than Archie Bunker was in the first two seasons of All In The Family.

I had a dream I was walking down the street and didn't have to hold anyone's hand

There should be a drama series about women trying to figure out their mystery leg bruises.

When you listen to people who have accomplished so much, the one thing they always say is, "I didn't let anybody stop me." I really, really, steadfastly believe that.

Atheism is a way of humility. It's to think oneself to be an animal, as we are actually and to allow oneself to become human.

It's political, sir. Apparently he wants a return to the values and traditions that made the city great, sir." "Does he _know_ what those values and traditions _were_?" said Vimes, aghast.

When you value someone, it merely shows that you truly have no idea about the person that they aren't showing you.

The mass communications that could enable our politics for good have instead turned it into a bland conglomeration of stinted opinion cloaked in the occasional media frenzy of blame or denial.

Science, when applied to personal relationships, is always just wrong .

The Senate has been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.

Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

When you are the Spirit, you are like a brilliant diamond, which is giving light by itself.

Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to support us.

The thing I worry about for myself is I spend a lot of time alone, and another person comes around and you're like, 'What are you doing here? Get out of here.