Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us.

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

If you want me to treat your ideas with more respect, get some better ideas.

I am not responsible for actions of the imaginary version of me you have inside your head.

I didn't mind getting old when I was young. It's the being old now that's getting to me.

I thought I saw him once, but it turned out to be a yeti

There's a difference between the fact that the universe is inherently unfair on a cosmic level, and the fact that life is unfair because people are actively making it so.

When you're a teenager and you're in love, it's obvious to everyone but you and the person you're in love with.

Christianity is a fine religion and I wish more Christians practiced it.

Don’t discount that part of who he was just because you didn’t know it. None of us are all of who we are to any one person.

You would rather face a life without me than to have me choose a life I would not choose for myself.

Without strength can we work?

Greatest companion is found in reading great books.

The 2 greatest equalizers in life: Education and the Internet.

A painting that is well composed is half finished.

I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and dirty - and it leads to problems occasionally, 'cause I can sound mean without attempting to be mean.

Jem is nothing but goodness. That he struck you last night only shows how capable you are of driving even saints to madness.

There hasn't been one moment in my career where I felt I didn't have any control over the creative aspects of my records.

The sweetest happiness is one that we share .

Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.

To make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom.