All of your body is in your mind, but not all of your mind is in your body.

It takes much more energy to ignore things than it takes to deal with them and not be afflicted by them anymore.

Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.

Always listen to your dog.

Nature, not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write.

People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground.

Copy nature and you infringe on the work of our Lord. Interpret nature and you are an artist.

My music, my songs are 100 percent inspired by girl power.

Maybe love isn’t supposed to be comfortable. Maybe love is just supposed to be worth it.

When I was about twelve I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn't I don't care.

Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors.

Without the protection of surliness and levity, all children would be crushed by the past—the past of others, loaded onto their shoulders. Selfishness is their saving grace.