The problem with heroes and villains is that it’s not always easy to tell which is which. Particularly when you are one.

Trap yourself inside your own brain, switch off the light, block all the escape routes, then turn your back on everything you know to be reality and try and survive there. Try. Living. Nowhere.

The secret is that there is no secret.

When taxidermy is done well it's an amazing piece of art.

Love is what enables us to bridge the gap of disappointment when others don't live up to the expectations we have of them.

The difference between the smartest dog and the stupidest man - say a Tennessee Holy Roller - is really very small.

Do not try to find out - we're forbidden to know - what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.

Customers must recognize that you stand for something.

Starbucks is in my blood. It is such a part of me that letting it unravel simply was not an option.

I do not think that any civilization can be called complete until it has progressed from sophistication to unsophistication, and made a conscious return to simplicity of thinking and living.

Well, I thought, last night I paid my dues. I faced death. Now I can stay.