I didn't know a van could go up on two wheels like that, for so long." -Nudge

Because what’s worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?

The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.

I feel like, like pudding, " Iggy groaned. "Pudding with nerve endings. Pudding in great pain.

Well, that's an evil smile...

Iggy. This is not a democracy, " I said, (...)"It'sa Maxocracy.

Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like, like, grits, but with high self-esteem.

Some people just don't have what it takes to appreciate a cookie.

I want to be able to see stuff, " Iggy said. "Like I used to, when I was little. And I want to be able to totally kick Jeb's butt.

What would Munchausen do?

Imagine what could happen if we all had the heart to be who we truly are.

Searching my heart for its true sorrow, This is the thing I find to be: That I am weary of words and people, Sick of the city, wanting the sea.

Everyone wins when a leader gets better

God created me to be an individual. And I am a Chicago dude that grew up the way I grew up and was named Rashid and was given a certain purpose and mission. So, I am rare for those reasons.

You can be a boy, a girl, whatever you want. I have a lot of man in me.

My grandmother told me that her father used to ask her a riddle: What must you break apart in order to bring a family close together? Bread, of course.

The search for a moral equivalent of war continues to define American liberalism to this day.

I come from a very poor family, with sisters. I never really knew my father, so I miss this strong image of a man in my life.

Some of my songs I don't do on tour because they don't work well live.