There is no human nature, since there is no god to conceive it.

I can always choose, but I ought to know that if I do not choose, I am still choosing.

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.

Existentialism's first move is to make every man aware of what he is and to make the full responsibility of his existence rest on him.

[E]very man ought to say to himself, "Am I really the kind of man who has the right to act in such a way that humanity might guide itself by my actions?

In my work in Haiti, I've seen the hugely positive effects that happen when people come together to build something in the middle of the most desperate situations.

My buildings are like my children, so I cannot have favorites.

Listen, you only tease the ones you love.

Ten strong horses could not pull an empty baby carriage if they worked independently of each other.

I wring my hands because I know that as a dude, my privilege, my long-term deficiencies work against me in writing women, no matter how hard I try and how talented I am.

I tweet because it allows me to say anything I want and sometimes people respond.

Finding the funny is the key to never losing your edge

If anyone tells you someone has changed their character; don't believe it.

I appreciate people who are civil, whether they mean it or not. I think: Be civil. Do not cherish your opinion over my feelings. There's a vanity to candor that isn't really worth it. Be kind.

Sometimes I'll go down a path, and I'll just pray that something's going to come to get me out of this path that I'm on.