The simple act of sitting here sipping this cappuccino is its own testament to my commitment to living the writer’s life. Which is to say: doing nothing but doing it exceedingly well.

The Adventure called and I followed with my thumb like a character being written by an intractable author. Which, of course, I was.

It was a rotten time to try to be a man in America. Until Blue came along I’d never even spent time around a man. Hell, I’d never even seen one. Where were all the men in this once great land?

Life is too short to waste being a productive member of society.

I just want to live my own life instead of everyone else’s version of it.

Over the years most of my peers had come to hate me—I never understood why. I guess I was just different and, like dogs, they could smell it. So I never had many friends.

Begging is much more difficult than it looks. Contrary to popular belief, it’s a high art form that takes years of dedicated practice to master.

Have you ever noticed how good things go to those who hate?

I wondered about my inner child. In fact, I was troubled. Did I even have an inner child, I asked myself, given that, in essence, I’d just been born?

I wouldn’t be caught dead sacrificing myself for this country.

When it rains it pours and when it shines you get melanoma.

Filmmaking has the power to fortify the feeble, unify the divided, raise the abandoned and inspire the ignorant.

She'll tell you this house is haunted, but I believe the truth of the matter is that people get haunted. Not places.' - Will Laughlin

The greatest proof that the Bible is inspired is that it has withstood so much bad preaching!

Talk to Me. For Me there is no sweeter prayer.

[Everyone needs] a woman who'll listen, take your side, tell the truth - or not, as you need it. A woman you can count on, no matter what, and who'll love you no matter how much you screw up.

To be a man requires that you accept everything life has to give you, beginning with your name.

It was very important to establish a sound, so that people heard a record on the radio and knew immediately that it was you.

For the investor who knows what he is doing, volatility creates opportunity.

It's the sum of many parts which grow to be something great.

Emotions. Swelling waves that we are so often powerless to navigate. Is there some meaning to them? Of course, you just have to learn how to properly manage them.