“Don't fall asleep yet. Contrary to popular belief, that's not where dreams get accomplished.”

“Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.”

“Contrary to popular belief, going shopping is really about stopping afterward for cheesecake.”

“I mean, contrary to popular belief, I'm actually not harboring a secret desire to grow up and become a bioterrorist.”

“The good news, however, is that, also contrary to popular belief, full and lasting recovery from an eating disorder is possible.”

“Things happen or they don't happen, that's all. Nothing is accomplished by sweat and struggle. Nearly everything which we call life is just insomnia, an agony because we've lost the habit of falling asleep. We don't know how to let go. We're like a Jack-in-the-box perched on top of a spring and the more we struggle the harder it is to get back in the box.”