In our age, self-indulgence and self-destruction, rather than self-sacrifice, are the foundations for new heroic myths.

The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.

The whisper of the dusk is night shedding its husk.

Where there is cake, there is hope. And there is always cake.

Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

Nothing is worse than being alone on the evening of the day when one's cow has exploded.

Only once in a generation does anything as fresh as a vomiting detective come along.

The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion.

Most people tend to think the best of those who are blessed with beauty; we have difficulty imagining that physical perfection can conceal twisted emotions or a damaged mind.

Any drunk who has tried to put his car where a lamppost stands is a self-educated physicist.

Given my heritage and the ordeal of my childhood, I sometimes wonder why I myself am not insane. Maybe I am.

The love for literature is the key to knowledge.

I wasn’t in the mood for a fight, but fights weren’t always conveniently scheduled. (Jessica)

If you can persist your originality at every situation without masking your face, undoubtedly you are an achiever!

Death is the most convenient time to tax rich people.

Just remember when you post something, the computers remember forever.

Success is always less funny than failure.

The Buddhist expresses it in one way, the Christian in another, but both say the same: We are all one.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

What we call results are beginnings.

To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.