... the unnatural ways we substitute for the natural prove not enough and soon there must be more and more unnaturalness, more and more violence.

Murder is the apex of megalomania, the ultimate in control.

Suicide is part murder, revenge on those who hurt you, just as murder is part suicide, for a murderer knows he risks losing his life.

When one must sit with the snobs, one belongs with the frightened.

Life for the unhappy is an endless search for 'the good parent,' one who will truly love him instead of making him afraid.

Flippancy may be a lance tilted in the face of fear.

Understanding why is never enough.

often when I thought I joked, I told the truth, afraid to speak it except in jest.

each generation devises better ways to survive. Civilization may, in one sense, be a tribute to the ingeniousness of some children in outwitting parents.

Reason finds it difficult to take root in the arid soil of wrath.

The outer prisons are made by the community to contain those who have dared break its laws. The inner prisons each man makes for himself because of what he feels are his transgressions.

Never let haters 'still' your flow. They can only do so with your permission.

Trust is built and maintained by many small actions over time.

Our relationships are nourished and shaped by the commitment we express through our actions. Don't just speak

Youth is not an age thing. It's a quality. Once you've had it, you never lose it.

One who, while seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other living beings who also desire happinesss, will not find happiness hereafter.

There are plenty of guys who played great golf, had great careers and only won a few majors.

The biggest fairy tale is that justice works because it doesn't.

I'd like to think I am taking people on a journey; I am not just entertaining people, but giving them something to think about when they leave.

I don't really plan. I just see what happens.

For I have known them all already, known them all— Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.