It [Socialism] was a kind of political hockey played by big, gaunt, dyspeptic girls in pants.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

What I’ve learnt is: buy the damn shoes. Kiss the boy. You can lose a life in indecision, and regret is a waste of an emotion.

War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth.

When I started writing, there was nothing about zombies. It was all teen movies, which to me are scarier than zombies, but that's another story.

If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.

The longer I work in nutrition, the more convinced I become that for the healthy person all foods should be delicious.

I am only interested in the views of two people: one is called Bresson and one called Bergman.

Just imagine yourself in a wheelchair. Go through the building. If there's a place you can't go in, it's not accessible.

The grand prize was $10,000, then there was a people's choice award where people could vote online.

Work is taking the raw material of creation and developing it for the sake of others.