I think much sociopolitical art delivers truisms that are quite flat.

The trouble with worrying so much about your security in the future is that you feel so insecure in the present.

What's best about those seaside towns is that they are like time warps, and that's why people go there.

I have found that those who try to shield us from the truth, regardless of the reason, end up doing the greatest harm. Truth alone sets you free, not lies and omissions.

If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.

You ought never to sass old people- unless they sass you first.

I mean, we all know the dangers of starving, but bulimia? That can't be that bad. It's only bad when you get really thin. Who worries about bulimics? They're just gross.

I don't want people leaving the theater depressed after my movies. I want them angry.

Rock stardom will die because nobody will make enough money any more to be rock stars.

Faith is knowing something that no-one else does.

Vulcan?" Leo demanded. "I don't even LIKE Star Trek!

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.

Like all guests, after a fortnight, grief is best beyond the door.