We thought it was nice of you to let him have a go, because, in England, he wouldn't be trusted with a pair of scissors.

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion

You must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from the idea that people are watching you.

I get fixated when I'm bleeding -- I can see why they went in for blood-letting in the medieval times because it makes you feel a bit better. When I cut myself, the drama of it calms me down.

The bad-boy label is just an assumption.

The revolution that's required isn't a revolution of radical ideas, but the implementation of ideas we already have.

I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can't be happy if you only care about yourself at the expense of other people.

Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud.

If people have some sort of yearning, dissatisfaction or some itching irritability, then it might because they aren't looking in the right direction for a solution. They aren't looking within.

I thought I was promiscuous, but it turns out I was just thorough.

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it’s a mistake to make a habit of it.

A gym for the soul is a place where personal investment is required and the return is real.

Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.

Politics don't exist, actually. It's just a cheap business. Economics is what makes politics.

It's a lot easier to take pictures if you always have the camera with you.

We are being very nomadic with the truth, yes?

It's one of the greatest comforts of working in ministry: the unspoken certitude that your spouse did not marry you for your money.

You don't have to write like David Foster Wallace or James Baldwin or Maggie Nelson - indeed, you shouldn't. Those writers are doing it better than you ever could.

Make sure to be well informed before accepting the challenge of a commission - check out that you have a source of reference readily available.

When you've got everything you need, why complicate it?