[mother] belonged to a realm of other creatures: smaller, lighter, more easily blown away.

The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.

Oh lovers! be careful in those dangerous first days! once you've brought breakfast in bed you'll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal.

For he was aware of the great secret of life: Women don't look for handsome men. Women look for men who have had beautiful women. Having an ugly mistress is therefore a fatal mistake.

The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal.

Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is not far off), we are in for an age of universal deafness and lack of understanding.

...because love is continual interrogation. I don't know of a better definition of love.

Existence is a series of footnotes to a vast, obscure, unfinished masterpiece.

Persistence can look a lot like stupid.

Saying good-bye when you know it's for the last time is like no other sadness you will ever experience.

The smaller the drink the clearer the head.

I love food, and I'm a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.

I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.

Life is the movie you see through your own eyes.

If you can write a nation's stories, you needn't worry about who makes its laws. Today, television tells most of the stories to most of the people most of the time.

One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.

What scares me is not living up to be a good enough father to my son and letting down my family - not being there enough and not being able to give enough of yourself.