“Because this is one of the things I learned on my own: you need to say things simply, especially when they're complicated.”

“When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they're getting worried that they won't like the truth.”

“Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.”

“Miles: Well, things are kind of complicated right now. When you’re a grown-up, you’ll understand.Jonah: I don’t want to be a grown-up.Miles: Why not?Jonah: Because grown-ups always say that things are complicated.”

“I think of my life as a series of moments and I've found that the great moments often don't have too much to them. They're not huge, complicated events; they're just magical wee moments when somebody says 'I love you' or 'You're a really good at what you do' or simply 'You're a good person'.”

“I admire writers who can make complicated things simple, but my own talent has been to make simple things complicated.”