That is simply the most beautiful publishing office in the world, with that cranky old building in that wonderful park.

The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth

Barring love I'll take my life in large doses alone--rivers, forests, fish, grouse, mountains. Dogs.

The wilderness does not make you forget your normal life so much as it removes the distractions for proper remembering.

The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense.

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends.

In a life properly lived, you're a river.

Beware, O wanderer, the road is walking too.

Death steals everything except our stories.

Fishing makes us less the hostages to the horrors of making a living.

I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass.

It seemed incredible that this day, a day without warnings or omens, might be that of my implacable death.

Race doesn't make a man

Sufism is the doing in this lifetime what any fool will be doing in then thousand years’ time.

My coach is, Look at Novak. Look at him. They're so ripped. I'm like, Yeah, well, I can't look like that.

Nowadays, I really like playing in studios.

I listened for the echo, and I heard only praise —

The government and the people are under a moral necessity of acting together; a free press compels them to bend to one another.

In the very beginning, Yelp started as a service where we really didn't think people would write reviews for fun. The whole concept of user-generated content was pretty nascent in 2004.

I don't know if I like being the sentimental favorite.

What fun is life without a bit of showing off?