I have to start writing down things that happen, or I'll forget my life entirely.

Sunrises and sunsets are real jerks about putting things in perspective.

You don't have to be a genius when you're surrounded by morons.

It doesn't pay to be good at something unless you are the absolute best at it.

Insanity is just what we call stupidity when it doesn't make sense.

Gratitude can sometimes be as annoying as whininess.

I thought I was going to be a poet when I was in college, but then I found out I was poor so I decided to do something I'd get paid for.

The more you write, the faster you'll write, and the less you'll mind throwing stuff out.

Crime is for poor people. You don't need to rob the bank if you own it.

I can't focus on any one day, because I always have to be ready for the next. It's fun but frenetic - like living in a circus that never stops performing.

A lot of young writers are very precious about their words. Don't be - you've got to be ready to burn stuff. You're not as good as you think you are, at least not yet.

Success is simply the wisdom born out of so called failures

Learning the Holocaust is not meant to scare you but to deepen your understanding about the world.

Unlike clocks, hours have no reverse motion..

Rocks crumble, make new forms, oceans move the continents, mountains rise up and down like ghosts yet all is natural, all is change.

Pull over to the side of your journey and look how far you've come

By my reckoning, I only need about 200 more takeout coffee cups to complete my bitterly ironic mosaic of Al Gore.

When I want something, I want it now, and Daft Punk taught me to be more patient.

It is always a taut moment in a foreign country waiting to see if your English-speaking guide speaks English.

Individuality in dressing is not important to men. If they all look alike it means they haven't made a mistake.

The winger resembles Mother Brown, running with a high knee-lift and sometimes not progressing far from the spot where he started.