Whining is a form of manipulation. People will give anything to make you shut up.

That's the thing about a great book. Every time you read it, it's different, because you're different. You've changed since the last time you picked it up, things have happened to you.

Why should I bring happiness to those I loathe by obliterating myself, when I can make them miserable just by existing?

We have no control over fate and history, but we can control how we conduct ourselves in this life.

That's really what the mall is all about: money. At the mall the rule is: Credito, ergo sum - I shop, therefore I am.

We are all the same in that we all want to be different.

We often reward mediocrity because it is comforting. If they can do it, anyone can do it.

In relationships it is best to assume nothing.

My Macbook is my new boyfriend, except that he's dependable and meets all my demands.

You can not make someone love you. You can not be thin enough or white enough or famous enough. The choice is entirely the other person's. Then again, you might try hypnosis.

Yes, it's true that you can't learn everything from books. But you do learn something about everything.

In our thoughts, we hold the key to our feelings. In our minds, we hold the key to love.

You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul - you are disappointed.

In the fall nature informs us of its artistic side. It again confirms the beauty of the world. Nature is art perfected.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

Life's too short when you find yourself sitting in a car for four hours every day trying to get from East L.A. to West L.A. to Hollywood and then back to East L.A.

Failure can be an incredibly motivating force.

We shall not refuse tobacco the credit of being sometimes medical, when used temperately, though an acknowledged poison.

I was so happy with my bow ties from the last kickstarted project that I'm back for more.

Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.

It's impossible for artists to accept compliments.