A very well-rounded intelligent mind is a wealth of its own.

Human nature is deeper and broader than the artificial contrivance of any existing culture.

Earnest men never think in vain, though their thoughts may be errors.

For me, it always has to be about health. That's why I'm a vegan. Well, I don't even do that for my health entirely, I do it for animals.

It's the last best trick of a losing Democrat, is to accuse the Republicans of racism.

The person who is most a part of me is the performer, is the standup, the guy who says, "Hey look at me, listen to this!" I do that because that's what I do, I love doing it.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

I don't really think in career terms.

Writing a story, you understand, is not done by consensus. But we do learn from each other, and we remind ourselves how important this work we're doing is.

Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem to be on anyone else s list. I felt like the stranger in a strange land, and decided I'd better not marry the natives.

The journey from not knowing to knowing was his work. He was selling his desire to learn about a subject.