I've always thought things were absurd. It would take a lot more effort for me to see things as reasonable.

I know what to do with my life. I just don't know what to do with this one night.

To conform is to lose your soul

It is forgivable to say nothing out of ignorance; it's inexcusable to remain silent once awareness dawns.

All broken hearts are circumstantial. Every lovelorn jerk is the victim of bad timing, good intentions, and someone else’s poor decision making.

I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership.

We suffered failures of imagination just like everyone else, our daring was wanting, and our daily contentment too nearly adequate for us to give it up.

It is really irritating to work with irritating people

The main questions of everyday life are too enormous to answer in any definitive sense.

I wake up every day in order to do something that's quixotic, and not necessarily called for in the world, but I do it because there's extraordinary meaning for me behind the effort.

My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game.

In life you have the freedom to pursue whatever your heart desires.

A friend asked, "If increased awareness means less happiness, why bother?" No answer.

Haste makes waste, so I rarely hurry. But if a ferret were about to dart up my dress, I'd run.

Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if the comic is doing brilliantly, it's extremely painful.

Smiling just to see the smile upon your face. These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive.

Its not just a smile of momentary happiness. When it disappears from my face, it will stay with me.

True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them - they found you ; you just grow into each other

Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.

I would love to have the power to be the just eternally perfect husband so my wife would always be happy; that would take me to heaven if I could figure that one out.

Smile. It creates positive physiological change.