Flying to me isn't scary, it's just incredibly boring. And I guess I have a fear of boredom, so in that regard, I'm afraid to fly.

The villain is the person who knows the most but cares the least.

Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.

The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just write about things that are entertaining to myself.

Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist they're honest about everything.

Seeing no resolution to my existential recognition of loss, I decide to eat lunch.

First, you must love yourself. And if you do that convincingly enough, others will love you too much.

People who talk about their dreams are actually trying to tell you things about themselves they’d never admit in normal conversation.

I love the way music inside a car makes you feel invisible; if you plan the stereo at max volume, it's almost like the other people can't see into your vehicle. It tints your windows, somehow.

The most wretched people in the world are those who tell you they like every kind of music 'except country.' People who say that are boorish and pretentious at the same time.

Sarcasm is when you tell someone the truth by lying on purpose.

When you know that everything matters—that every move counts as much as any other—you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.

Everywhere's been where it is ever since it was first put there. It's called geography.

Send a coin into the abyss and wish for a blissful kiss

The church the Bible described is exciting and adventurous and wrought with sacrifice. It cost believers everything, and they still came.

Every parent is a teacher... But not all parents teach.

It's a big change for a country boy like me, to be in the limelight in New York City. It was most definitely a tough adjustment.

First off, I never favored a constitutional amendment to criminalize abortion or to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The sublime delight of truthful speech to one who has the great gift of uttering it, will make itself felt even through the pangs of sorrow.

If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.

The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck.