In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

Do I consider myself a part of the casino capitalist process? No I don't. I believe in a society where all people do well.

A gentleman is never rude except on purpose - I can honestly be nasty sober, believe you me.

When I first did the book on gasoline stations, people would look at it and say, Are you kidding or what? Why are you doing this? In a sense, that's what I was after: I was after the head-scratching.

In Dogtown, skateboards are like bikes to the Chinese.

Organized religion is a very bad way of passing on spiritual values because it becomes so corrupted with political and repressive agendas which don't help anybody to develop their spirituality.

I prefer music where melody, harmony and rhythm come together and no one element overshadows the other. Jazz at its best is a democracy of creativity.

I definitely think we should not serve alcoholic beverages at the lunch break.

The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.

I need to know how the clock is made after you tell me what time it is. I want to know all the details so I can understand how it works.

I despise this weakness in myself - this endless one-sided conversation that takes the place of action.