The goal of being alive is to figure out what it means to be alive.

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.

Crystal ball and candle light, I want your dance tonight. Show me the power of love as we stand together in the middle of the night.

While I may not always feel joy, God asks me to give thanks in all things because He knows that the feeling of joy begins in the action of thanksgiving.

A child's imagination can be found in the heart of a good book.

The only way to explain how some people dress for the airport is they think no one else will be there.

I feel quite comfortable and happy with making a work that looks like it could have been made by somebody else.

The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.

You get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right.

Liberty, in its last analysis, is but the sweat of the poor and the blood of the brave.

I change my mind so much, I'm better going on my own. Shopping is a selfish activity anyway.

Without imperfection, you or I would not exist.