I can't see the future, but it's grim. The depletion of resources - we're living in this dine-and-dash economy.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

Set a high standard on how you treat women. Whether they appreciate it or not, don’t lower your own standards of behavior.

3 years ago I was stocking shelves at Target, living on Ramen noodles, and crashing at Billy's house. Now I'm on tour

Our animal friends’ non-reactive and forgiving natures can teach us positive spiritual lessons on a daily basis.

Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life-rafts.

It's an interesting thing when you discover something about yourself. To go: 'Wow, I'm not the person I thought I was. I'm in the middle of something and I can't actually deal with it.'

I'm whispering so that the media doesn't hear me.

The question of naturalism is a fallacy, it does not exist... The photographic image replaces naturalistic experience.

I'd need a good reason to drop my pants

I have to face questions like, "Do I simply write the best text I possibly can? Do I specifically engage with contemporary issues? 'Do I consciously try to write something that is timeless?"

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. If you can shrug off a loss, you can never be a winner!