If I knew I was going to die at a specific moment in the future, it would be nice to be able to control what song I was listening to; this is why I always bring my iPod on airplanes.

The villain is the person who knows the most but cares the least.

Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.

The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just write about things that are entertaining to myself.

Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist they're honest about everything.

Seeing no resolution to my existential recognition of loss, I decide to eat lunch.

First, you must love yourself. And if you do that convincingly enough, others will love you too much.

People who talk about their dreams are actually trying to tell you things about themselves they’d never admit in normal conversation.

I love the way music inside a car makes you feel invisible; if you plan the stereo at max volume, it's almost like the other people can't see into your vehicle. It tints your windows, somehow.

The most wretched people in the world are those who tell you they like every kind of music 'except country.' People who say that are boorish and pretentious at the same time.

Sarcasm is when you tell someone the truth by lying on purpose.

To oppose something is to maintain it... You must go somewhere else

.. a friend is someone who inspires, who challenges, who sends you in search of some truer sense of yourself..

Sometimes you can miss the boat and find a new life.

Who am I to decide if he is worth my love or not when I can't even...

Life in LA is not lying in the sun for months. It is having a 4pm meeting and leaving at noon to sit in traffic for four hours. Its not glam.

Getting on the cover of TIME guarantees the existence of opposition in the future.

Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.

Those readiest to criticise are often least able to appreciate.

At times, non-co-operation becomes as much a duty as co-operation.

I envision a world filled with women traveling alone and meeting each other on the path.