When life gets tough, just love it a bit harder.

Honey! Bring down a copy of my will - and an eraser!

I'd rather be a lamppost in Chicago than a millionaire in any other city.

The truth is that nobody is owed an apology for anything. Apologies are lovely when they happen. But they change nothing. They do not reverse actions or correct damage. They are merely nice to hear.

I think part of Western metaphysical dualism is, we're always being asked to choose one over the other.

I have always looked after the little things of my business; weightier matters will take care of themselves.

But you can try to read books at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons.

Do you know what they call people who hoard books? Smart.

My father was a soldier and my mother was a great mover. She once counted up how many places she had lived in during the first 25 years of her marriage and it came to 20.

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

I didn't want people to go out wanting to go tool up against the bad guys (and at impressionable ages). I said, don't shy away from the violence or pull back on this, commit to this.