I want to write a novel so profound that it would suffocate a fly.

Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self.

Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.

If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.

Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned. People even in your own family could turn you in.

The Resurrection is at the core of our beliefs as Christians. Without it, our faith is meaningless.

Responsibility to yourself means that you don't fall for shallow and easy solutions-it means that you refuse to sell your talents and aspirations short.

The most important part of any CrossFit workout is posting about it endlessly on social media. How about you just brag about all the kettlebell burpees you did to the other whackos in your cult?

Once I come up with the concept, the rest of the song just comes.

To have fame follow us is well, but it is not a desirable avant-courier.

Don't care for her tongue, do you? How strange. I find it one of my favorite parts. Bones to Gregor

The Federal Government is the people and the budget is a reflection of their need.

I want immigration reform to pass, I want people to be able to come out of the shadows.

More cases of loss of religious faith are to be traced to the theory of evolution. . .than to anything else.

Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.