And I will never again underestimate the power of anticipation. There is no better boost in the present than an invitation into the future.

The problem with books is that they end.

I'm the same way about the bookshop. You know, I walk around and I feel the whole world is in there, the most important stories of all time.

Your lips were made for mine, Beck. You are the reason I have a mouth, a heart.

If we were teenagers, I could kiss you. But I’m on a platform behind a counter wearing a name tag and we’re too old to be young.

we’re too old to be young.

... and Lynn is dead inside, like a corpse. She Instagrams methodically, clinically, as if she's gathering evidence for defense, like her entire life is dedicated to proving that she has a life.

You are a monster, deathly, solipsistic to the bone and you’re blasphemous because all you want is You

In the cage, you feel loved, not trapped. Just like me.

I fold my hands under my head and tell the books all about you. They listen, Beck. I know it sounds crazy, but they do.

and if anyone was ever going to live eternally in the light, I think it would be you.

Pave the path for a more righteous life.

The public totally discounts low-probability high-consequence events. The individual says, it's not going to be this plane, this bus, this time.

I do not really shop. Most of my clothes I make. I dress simply.

It is not important to have said a thing first, or best - or even most interestingly. What is important is to say it on the right occasion.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

For me, coding is a form of self-expression. The company controls the most effective means of self-expression I have. This is unacceptable to me as an individual, therefore I must leave.

Going against the tide has never been difficult for me. It wasn't even a conscious decision but the natural consequence of following my own instinct.

When did Noah build the boat? - Before the rain.

Ten minutes before you go onstage and you begin singing that torchy blues song, you may just be drinking a glass of water and brushing your teeth and doing some deep breathing.

The people don't elect U.S. presidents, God does.