I'm good at being by myself. I guess if you're a writer you get used to that.

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.

Democratic government needs parties

With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.

Like every person, every thought has the potential to become something great.

The Millennium Development Goals can be met by 2015, but only if all involved break with business as usual and dramatically accelerate and scale up action now.

There is nothing more dangerous than a woman with a shotgun. Because you don't know when it's going to go off...and neither does she.

There is a god. Nothing as tragic and ridiculous as this world could have happened by random chance.

Love is an incurable malady like those pathetic states in which rheumatism affords the sufferer a brief respite only to be replaced by epileptiform headaches.

My first memory in life is grilling my thumb to the griddle in our restaurant on Cape Cod.

By bringing nature into our lives, we invite humility.

I just don't want to give them my name and say, 'Do whatever you want.' I am trying to create my brand.