If the world were a bar, America would currently be the angry drunk waving around a loaded gun. Yeah, the other people in the bar may be afraid of him, but they sure as hell don't respect him.

I guess I'm up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I've been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house.

Sorry, Vern. I guess a more experienced shopper could have gotten more for your seven cents.

Be honest. Be kind. Be honorable. Work hard. And always be awesome.

I've done a lot of geeky things in my life, but I think the geekiest of all was my first effort to build props and cosplay, when I was about twelve years-old.

Things every person should have: •A nemesis. •An evil twin. •A secret headquarters. •An escape hatch. •A partner in crime. •A secret identity.

No matter what I do with my life, or how successful I am, I will always be a socially awkward penguin inside.

Being a nerd is not about what you love, it's about how you love it.

The goal isn’t to make something everyone will love; the goal is to get excited, and make a thing where something wasn’t before.

It’s not about what you said. It’s not about what you did. It’s not about what you love. It’s about them feeling bad about themselves.

Don't let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative.

No revolution is made out of shame. I reply: Shame is already revolution of a kind

Kindness and pain, joy and suffering are twins in this fallen world.

I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.

Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.

... art approaches as a saving sorceress, expert at healing. She alone knows how to turn these nauseous thoughts about the horror or absurdity of existence into notions with which one can live.

Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.

We have a lot of kids who don't know what works means. They think work is a four-letter word.

You can't help but feel a little bit like a mother to the younger cast members.

Everything has its price - and if that price is not paid, not that thing but something else is obtained... it is impossible to get anything without this price.

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of a person to believe or to disbelieve.