“Do not look at the faces in the illustrated papers. Look at the faces in the street.”

“I would as lief look upon a piece of pastrami-stained paper as on the face of Alfred Kazin.”

“Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it's worth the trouble? Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you. They are as much for you as they are for other people. Remember this when you wake up in the morning and think you have nothing. Stand up and face the east. Now praise the sky and praise the light within each person under the sky. It's okay to be unsure. But praise, praise, praise.”

“Do not be afraid. Look fear in the face and say, "fuck you" and move on.”

“To look life in the face, always, to look life in the face, and to know it for what it is...at last, to love it for what it is, and then, to put it away...”

“What do you think? Does this face make me look fat?”