“When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.”

“When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title.”

“It's not at all hard to understand a person; it's only hard to listen without bias.”

“It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong convictions that they represent. On the contrary, teachings can be either taken or dismissed; whereas voting is the only thing the average person can do to force everyone to live how they would prefer. A simple vote is among the largest yet most acceptable forms of bigotry, and that is because people play the card only when they feel that in doing so it conveniences themselves.”

“There is more to joy than looking only for affirmation; refusing to be challenged is the only bigotry.”

“When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.”

“Confidence turns into pride only when you are in denial of your mistakes.”