“The most important thing to him is his drive, his purpose, his desire to give meaning to the experience of dying.”

“Worry is like a kettle full of water, it felt as if my mind was on the boil at a ferocious intensity with no opportunity to let off steam. There is nothing you can do but get through it as best you can.”

“It’s not the destination it’s the glory of the ride.”

“No one tells you how precious and powerful moments of happiness and connection are when you are living through a nightmare.”

“If you are yourself, If you trust yourself, If you believe in yourself your life will be fineAs for the rest of it: be generous and warm-heartedAnd always send a thank you card.This is all you need to know. And if you are really stuck…ask the universe. The answer is out there…”

“I would judge the sanest man to be him who most firmly realizes the tragic isolation of humanity and pursues his essential purposes calmly. I suppose I feel about it this way because I have a delusion of grandeur. I believe myself to be Joe Gould.”

“If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing”