“You can almost believe what you know is not true when you really have to.”

“Don't tell people you care about them when all you really care about is getting your own way.”

“You can't photograph the hugest mysteries of the universe that really have nothing to do with what shows up before your eyes, under a microscope, through a telescope, in the pages of books.”

“You're supposed to be kind to everyone, because you never know when you're meeting an angel.”

“There is something very cool about writing your worst memories through someone else's eyes. You start to see what happened to you... almost as if it happened to somebody else. Especially if that made-up person is nice, it's a great exercise because there are many mean people in this world.”

“If you can understand human behavior, it can’t hurt you nearly as much.”

“You can never see a plant grow, but they do.”