When given the choice, we’d all rather be happy now … even if that guarantees we’ll all be sad later.

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.

No good will remain unrewarded, if not by men, then by God.

If you really think you're right, you should tell it.

Nature's great book is written in mathematics.

I cannot function if there is a physical mess around me. If everything is falling apart, I go on a cleaning frenzy.

What am I going to do with you? I have suggestions, but this might not be the place for them.

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.

Our hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books.

I don't care about convincing the people who think I'm naive or an idiot. I'm interested in how do I inspire the people who are open-minded that there's a different way of seeing the world.

The words are not mere words. They are the breath and mind, perhaps even the soul, of the person who is reading.

I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his honour and that of his country, Victory or death.