Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will

The town was paper, but the memories were not.

As long as we don't die, this is gonna be one hell of a story.

That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.

Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard to stop once you start.

Poetry is just so emo." he said. "Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul.

The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle of a sentence.

I don't know how I look, but I know how I feel: Young. Goofy. Infinite.

The way I figure it, everyone gets a miracle.

As far as I can tell, there are two basic (kissing) rules: 1. Don't bite anything without permission. 2. The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.

I will play out the string. I will not betray your trust. I will find you.

You will never be satisfied with anything less than the highest you can attain.

Let every man be master of his fate.

Happiness is simply a habit of looking on the brighter side of everything.

And the seriousness with which the other party takes my words always raises the doubt whether I have taken them seriously enough myself.

Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.

One of the Baathists once told me, "If you're not careful, I'll have you put away," and those words meant death.

Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don't know. The other half is unlearning what we do know.

I don't look at myself as a historical icon, but the reality of it is, yeah, I am playing for history now.

When you are in the future, the past looks different.

Do you want me to call you Celery Stick instead of Cupcake or Honey-Pie? It just doesn’t inspire the same warm and fuzzy feelings.