“In trying to justify the humanities, as in trying to live a life, what may turn out to matter most is holding one's nerve.”

“The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.”

“Live and invent. I have tried. I must have tried. Invent. It is not the word. Neither is to live. No matter. I have tried. [...] I say living without knowing what it is. I tried to live without knowing what I was trying. Perhaps I have lived afterall, without knowing.”

“I have a black sense of humor. You try living my life, see what color yours turns.”

“Life really is a most whimsical thing. While we consistently try and chart its route, it goes ahead and takes its own turn. Just follow the paths it lays out before you. And you may find, at some sudden turn, a miracle waiting just for you.”

“Trying to justify a world we don't hold all the answers to is what bedevils the best of us. Sometimes it's better just to accept that things are as we see them.”