As hard as my life has been I have no desire for revenge. If I wish for anything it is for all the things that have been stolen from my life to be returned to me.

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.

People are raised to believe that happiness is the land to which they are destined to travel. But that belief, which one so easily accepts as true, might just as well be a mirage.

But I couldn't stop there. The call of adventure was much stronger and more inviting.

There is at least one advantage to being an Indonesian citizen: With this country's expanse of land and even greater expanse of sea, it's not difficult finding space for one's grave.

I love you, even if there isn’t any me, or any love, or even any life. I love you.

The farther you venture into the forest the more valuable the fruit.

When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat.

America has got to learn to take a joke.

A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob; an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen.

Just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them 'has' to be right.

The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.

I do think sometimes people get morally superior without understanding situations.

Are you appalled at existing conditions? Don't waste your energy trying to change conditions from without! Change the Human Heart from within.

I'm terrible about people wanting to take pictures with me. I'm a giant baby about it. They treat you like a cartoon. There's nothing you can do except make light of it.