Fate isn't some middle-aged man with a squint who won't recognize you if you change your clothes.

Perhaps the way to succeed is to think of life on Earth as a colossal joke, a creation of such immense stupidity that the only way to live is to laugh until you think your heart will break.

I don't get nearly enough credit in life for the things I manage not to say.

The imagination can be dangerous. It can change the world. And that is why we write.

Self-knowledge is essential not only to writing, but to doing almost anything really well. It allows you to work through from a deep place - from the deep, dark corners of your subconscious mind.

Osbert was the only one who didn't seem suspicious. He was so interested in the Decline of Western Civilization that he missed the version of it taking place under his nose.

This was what happiness felt like - this wondrous, miraculous alternative to dread.

While working in advertising, I channelled my creative energy into elaborate escape fantasies: cake making, dog breeding, the Peace Corps.

Things Happen and once they start happening you pretty much just to hold on for dear life and see where they drop you when they stop.

If you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or love, I can tell you the answer is no time at all.

The soldier had stamped my passport FAMILY in heavy black capital letters and I checked it now for reassurance and because I liked how fierce the word looked

A lie, sometimes, can be truer than the truth, which is why fiction gets written.

There is a lot of pain in being lonely, but a lot of beauty in being alone.

But in the areas that matter most, a burst of energy and activity cannot reverse the consequences that accompany a season of neglect.

There is hope. There is hope everywhere. Today God give milk and I have the pail.

Use law and physic only for necessity; they that use them otherwise abuse themselves unto weak bodies, and light purses; they are good remedies, bad businesses, and worse recreations.

Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.

If ye never had a sick night and a pained soul for sin, ye have not yet lighted upon Christ.

It is difficult to escape from the prevailing disease of one's generation.

I was asked on a radio interview what my mission is, and I immediately blurted out, "God realization."

He that wants money, means, and content is without three good friends.