“The truth is in the details.”

“Kids, fiction is the truth inside the lie, and the truth of this fiction is simple enough: the magic exists.”

“if you tell yourself the great lie of bad art-that you are in charge-your chance at the truth will be lost. The truth isn't always pretty.”

“Fiction is the truth inside the lie.”

“Fiction is a lie. And GOOD fiction is the truth inside the lie.”

“This was the Darker Life, where every truth was written backward.”

“But that's not a very original idea, is it? It's really just a platitude ... sort of like a Florida sunset, Nevertheless, it happens to be the truth, and the truth deserves to be spoken... if you can say it in a new way, I tried to put it in a picture.”