Look, man, we'd probably most of us agree that these are dark times, and stupid ones, but do we need fiction that does nothing but dramatize how dark and stupid everything is?

I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.

It can become an exercise in trying to get the reader to like and admire you instead of an exercise in creative art.

One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.

If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.

I know I'm paranoid, but am I paranoid enough?

This might be one way to start talking about differences between the early postmodern writers of the fifties and sixties and their contemporary descendants.

How odd I can have all this inside me and to you it’s just words.

Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.

In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.

In reality, there is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the f

The water was pure and cold and came out of the Apennines tasting like snow melted in the hands of a pretty girl.

Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.

Conversation with a friend will only bear good fruit of knowledge when both think only of the matter under consideration and forget that they are friends.

You put out a funny podcast, you talk about bak chor mee. I will say mee siam mai hum.

Being a healthy woman isn't about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.

We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead.

The important thing is to keep the fire in your heart and be strong to overcome hard moments.

Our churches should attract the people Jesus attracted and frustrate the people Jesus frustrated.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.