“Writers - we're much more comfortable at parties standing in the corner watching everybody else having a good time than we are mingling.”

“We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.”

“We should have known much more than our ancestors.But if we learn less, we're much more stupid than them.”

“I've begun to think that we sit far more than we're supposed to...Why else would we have feet?”

“If I just keep putting one foot in front of the other, it stands to reason that I'm going to get there. I've begun to think we sit far more than we're supposed to." He smiled. "Why else would we have feet?”

“We are so convinced of the goodness of ourselves, and the goodness of our love, we cannot bear to believe that there might be something more worthy of love than us, more worthy of worship. Greeting cards routinely tell us everybody deserves love. No. Everybody deserves clean water. Not everybody deserves love all the time.”