“Education isn't for getting a job. It's about developing yourself as a human being.”

“My mother told me that life isn't always about pleasing yourself and that sometimes you have to do things for the sole benefit of another human being. I completely agreed with her, but reminded her that that was what blow jobs were for.”

“Fiction is about everything human and we are made out of dust, and if you scorn getting yourself dusty, then you shouldn't try to write fiction. It's not a grand enough job for you.”

“Reading's not a luxury, art's not a luxury. It's about your soul, and it's about yourself. And if reading is a luxury, being human is a luxury”

“I asked her if I was black or white. She replied "You are a human being. Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!”

“But in my growth and development, I knew I wanted more. And more. Oh, God. So much more. It's what being human is all about.”