I think writers are a lot like lawyers. We feed off the misfortunes of people, even ourselves.

A Complicated Kindness is just that: funny and strange, spellbinding and heartbreaking, this novel is a complicated kindness from a terrifically talented writer.

Exuberance is beauty.

God's plan will never look easy when you are sitting in hell. KEEP MOVING!

A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence.

No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.

The more one reads poetry, the less tolerant one becomes of any sort of verbosity, be that in political or philosophical discourse, be that in history, social studies or the art of fiction.

Meidtation and selfless giving must always go together. They work together to create immortality.

You see things less clearly when you open your eyes too wide.

To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and not a very important idea.

You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.

Juice fasting destroys your metabolic rate. I see a lot of women who are like, "Oh, I lost seven pounds and then I gained 10." That's not what detoxification is about.