This is so American, man: either make something your God and cosmos and then worship it, or else kill it.

I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.

It can become an exercise in trying to get the reader to like and admire you instead of an exercise in creative art.

One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.

If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.

I know I'm paranoid, but am I paranoid enough?

This might be one way to start talking about differences between the early postmodern writers of the fifties and sixties and their contemporary descendants.

How odd I can have all this inside me and to you it’s just words.

Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.

In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.

In reality, there is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote.

The deeds and motive of man define his personality.

He knelt between her legs and flicked his tongue up the length of her slick folds. And knew what heaven was when she slid her fingers into his hair, moaning his name like a prayer.

A person's Acts of #Kindness far outlives their lifespan, for they leave behind a true, meaningful legacy.

Nothing Can Substitute Attitude Keep It Up

Once you put yourself on the lookout for teachable moments, you'll find them everywhere!

With the rise of America, the global balance of power shifted away from the old European powers.

I'm in no rush. One day I'll find a nice guy.

Even when people are so judgmental about what you wear or your weight you just have to step away and be like, 'I'm a normal, fine human being.'

If it comes to a swinging, swing all, say I.

My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will.