I love television. I think we're in a renaissance of epic proportion in television now.

There's something ugly about the flawless.

Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.

In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.

Happiness comes in moments, & then it's gone until the next time. Could be years. But sadness settles it.

It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

The foundation of your life is luck. Hard work and talent make up the difference.

There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.

Chuck said, “Hey. How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” Cawley looked over at him. “I’ll bite. How many?” “Fish,” Chuck said and let loose a bright bark of a laugh.

What molds us is what maims us.

Happier'n young'uns bustin' outta school fer summer break!

Act as if you are the hero of the movie we call life.

He's taking the change well?" She asked.Except for getting a bit overtired. He's excited, but what 15-year-old wouldn't be under these circumstances?

Genius in truth means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

I'd like to be a geneticist to be honest, but there are limits to what I can do now. For my dream to come true I'd have to be 20 years old again, heading off to a blue chip university.

Failure to critique US empire allows feminist projects to be used and mobilized as handmaidens in the imperial project.

The types of thoughts that you think create a state of mind. The reason you think the thoughts you do results from your level of power.

Love your haters - they're your biggest fans

I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more aggressively than in the recording studio.

There are places in the heart that do not yet exist; suffering has to enter in for them to come to be.