I think love and hate intertwine far too much for humanity's own good, yet we choose to compare them like vinegar and water.

Dare to seek knowledge

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

I feel like nothing is impossible.

Enlightenment consists not merely in the seeing of luminous shapes and visions, but in making the darkness visible. The latter procedure is more difficult and therefore, unpopular.

Men, for the most part, like to pursue women. We like not knowing if we can catch you. We feel rewarded when we do. Especially when the chase is a long one.

My hell is going to be the stairmaster wing of Dante's inferno, where they're gonna tape my feet to the pedals and the only music I get is Michael Bolton karaoke style.

Put another way, the chimpanzees' closest relative is not the gorilla but humans.

We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself!

Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.

I really really love Christ, but I'm not a Christian.