Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity.

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.

You should eat a waffle! You can't be sad if you eat a waffle!

There is something divine in mindless beauty, and Mersault was particularly responsive to it.

It’s not about getting over things, it’s about making room for them. It’s about painting the picture with contrast.

I just wanted it to be American.

When I eat a tomato I look at it the way anyone else would. But when I paint a tomato, then I see it differently.

The institution of Masonry ought to be abandoned as one capable of much evil, and incapable of producing any good which might not be affected by safe and open means.

There's a leadership gap in the modern business world. Young professionals need to step up to the challenge.

Ever wonder how many angels you have? All of them. They insisted.

With sincerity and earnestness one can realize God through all religions.

I think the problem with Western students is they're very ambitious.