Violence is the power of the state

The problem is not in the sugar when it tastes bitter, the problem is with the tongue.

Not everything is meant for all to hear.

Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.

Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.

And whatever my weight, I've always been skinny from the waist up.

I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.

The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition.

There's a big difference between the National Book Awards and the Academy Awards. At the Academy Awards you can feel the greed and envy and ego. Whereas the National Book Awards are in New York.

I'm very aware and very conscious of the path I chose in life, and very aware of the path I didn't choose.

There is at least one thing more brutal than the truth, and that is the consequence of saying less than the truth.