A letter always seemed to me like immortality because it is the mind alone without corporeal friend.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

To reach a port we must set sail –Sail, not tie at anchorSail, not drift.

It is meant to be survival of the fittest, not survival of the most floral.

Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit and not give the bread of life.

One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.

Who's going to ask a painter to see a diploma? They'd say, 'Can I see your paintings?', wouldn't they?

Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life.

There is no way you are going to be forgiven for blowing up a village and killing a bunch of people.

Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature.

I don't write material. Funny things happen to me in the course of a day, and I just make notes.

How much better is it to weep at joy than to joy at weeping?