How unfortunate is the guy who does not live in the extravagant memory of an infatuated young woman.

No matter what the delusions are, parents do not really know their children

At the heart of memory, is the stillness of time.

Morality was probably the invention of unattractive men. Whom else does it benefit really

Men do things. We can't help it. That's all there is to it. As you will discover in time, the primary choice every man has to make is whether he wants to be himself or if he wants peace.

Strong people write bad stories.

And all our gods are not lies. They existed. All our gods, from the beginning of time, have been men with psychiatric conditions. And their delusions were so deep, they passed them on.

The distinction between a delusion and a lie is the very difference between a successful saint and a fraud.

Ambition is the capacity for unhappiness.

In his arms, I slowly unfolded like a love note read in secret.

Familiar words for dead black boys portrayed as complicit in their own demise. Michael Donald's body had been hanged on a Mobile street, and the police were doing the same thing to his name.

Amusement if one of humankind's strongest motivational forces.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted.

Sons love moms forevermore.

Indifference to the fine arts comes close to barbarism.

Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour.

I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint.