Quite often, ambition operates on a level of irritation. Not even jealousy, just irritation.

Have regrets. They are fuel. On the page they flare into desire.

The ideal is to feel at home anywhere, everywhere.

One's happiness is very largely a question of state of mind rather than the world you are looking at.

Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what one really feels.

To be interested in something is to be involved in what is essentially a stressful relationship with that thing, to suffer anxiety on its behalf.

All the best essays are epistemological journeys from ignorance or curiosity to knowledge.

Life is bearable even when it's unbearable: that is what's so terrible, that is the unbearable thing about it.

When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for things—as opposed to making things up—that did not quite happen.

If you help them (the crew) create good memories, they'll forget all the bad stuff

I guess that as life is speeded up and our capacity for concentration is being nibbled away at by all the obvious things, that leads us actually to be more susceptible to boredom.

Just like there's always time for pain, there's always time for healing.

In a school community, someone who reads a book for some secretive purpose, other than discussing it, is strange. What was she reading for?

The destinies of all followers lie in the hands of their leaders.

You seemed so desperate, like you might drown if someone didn't save you.

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your own family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine. Do as you would be done by.

It is time for us to come together as one united people.

We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting.

You can only analyze the data you have. Be strategic about what to gather and how to store it

An unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together.

Evolution is not something to be feared. It's to be celebrated, embraced, and understood.