“We who make stories know that we tell lies for a living. But they are good lies that say true things.”

“Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.”

“I believe that anyone who claims to know what's going on will lie about the little things too.”

“It's easier to lie to yourself when you say things out loud.”

“I believe that anyone who says that sex is overrated just hasn't done it properly. I believe that anyone who claims to know what's going on will lie about the little things too. I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies. I believe in a woman's right to choose, a baby's right to live, that while all human life is sacred there's nothing wrong with the death penalty if you can trust the legal system implicitly, and that no one but a moron would ever trust the legal system.I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you're alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.”

“She said we all not only could know everything. We do. We just tell ourselves we don't to make it all bearable.”

“We owe it to each other to tell stories.”