There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

There's something ugly about the flawless.

Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.

In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.

Happiness comes in moments, & then it's gone until the next time. Could be years. But sadness settles it.

It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.

The foundation of your life is luck. Hard work and talent make up the difference.

There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.

Chuck said, “Hey. How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” Cawley looked over at him. “I’ll bite. How many?” “Fish,” Chuck said and let loose a bright bark of a laugh.

What molds us is what maims us.

The best thing that can happen to people entering creative professions is the dwindling of all other possibilities.

Being a ruler is, contrary to popular notions, a calling of self-sacrifice. That is, if one wants to be a good ruler.

How youMore people will learn about IBM from Wikipedia in the coming years than from IBM itself.

Saying of the ProphetTHE PEOPLEIt is the people who are God's family.(Muhammad the Prophet)

My liberty depends on you being free, too.

I'm a terrible dancer! Oh, I'm an awful dancer!

Texas is killing people in the 73rd trimester.

In Los Angeles, you feel like everything revolves around the movies. In Paris, you still have other things to do.

Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken.

I like actors who just are who they are, with a little bit of qualification to adapt to their character. But mostly they just use their own personality to embody the character.

Life offers its wisdom generously. Everything teaches. Not everyone learns.