The problem with snapshots is that they replace actual memories. You lock down the moment and it becomes all there is of it.

She would disappear folded like origami into her own dreams

Traffic in Joburg is like the democratic process. Every time you think it's going to get moving and take you somewhere, you hit another jam.

Fashion is only different skins for different flavours of you.

There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting.

Can't reinvent the wheel. But you can put your own spin on it.

Everyone lives three versions of themselves; a public life, a private life and a secret life.

Only other people can make you feel real.

Memory is curated. All this paraphernalia you collect to ward off forgetting

You have to get up pretty early in the morning to invent the news.

There are patterns because we try to find them. A desperate attempt at order because we can't face the terror that it might all be random.

What do you think of allthis, darlin’? Will you be my soul mate?

During the last century, and part of the one before, it was widely held that there was an unreconcilable conflict between knowledge and belief.

One doesn't have an agreement to that effect written down on parchment and sealed; but it is as well understood and ought to be as faithfully kept as any legal contract.

Billionaires should never be responsible for solving problems, because they're not the government.

God is a kooky God who can scarcely bear to be without us.

You’re attacking that one like a wolverine.

I've learned a lot about genuinely not caring what strangers think about me. It's very liberating.

You know anything about investigative work?" "Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt party tries to make you go away.

I don't go around fire expectin' not to sweat

George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy.