Pass through knowledge to arrive at simplicity.

We all desire to be understood, but no one enjoys being obvious.

Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience - twenty times.

Generalization is flawed thinking only when applied to individuals. It is the most accurate way to describe the mass, the Wad. And yours is a democracy, a dictatorship of the Wad.

No one really likes Switzerland, except those who prefer cleanliness to life.

Irony is Fate's most common figure of speech.

Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double-entry accounting.

Confession is good for the soul, it empties the spirit making more room for sin.

And he recalled the ancient adage: Who must do the harsh things? He who can.

History is simply what's behind us.

Does childhood really happen? Do we imagine it? Everyone remembers something else....

Religion can be the enemy of God. It's often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.

We almost don't want to play bigger shows than where we are now. It's kind of perfect.

I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.

Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on the wanderings of misguided sensibility.

Rick Bass is one of the best writers of his generation.

Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful if some manufacturer would make a toy as tough, as staunch, as hard to crack open as the carton it comes in!

I love heels! I especially like heels by Nicholas Kirkwood, Jimmy Choo and Moschino.

In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.