I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I’m afraid of.
You’re going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.
I don’t think that I can change the world, I just want to punch it up a little.
Contradiction is the seed of conciousness. I knew, from the pain of contradiction, that I was. And what I was.
Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be. It’s harsh and cruel. But that’s why there’s us. Champions. It doesn’t matter where we come from, what we’ve done or suffered, or even if we make a difference. We live as though the world was what it should be, to show it what it can be.
Faith in God means believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing absolutely in something with a huge amount of proof to the contrary. We are the true believers.
Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don’t forget food. You can go a week without laughing.
Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.
People feel removed from sexism. ‘I’m not a sexist, but I’m not a feminist.’ They think there’s this fuzzy middle ground. There’s no fuzzy middle ground. You either believe that women are people or you don’t. It’s that simple.
Most people don’t see Hamlet as an old bald guy.
Peace comes from the acceptance of the part of you that can never be at peace.
Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn’t suck.
Whatever makes you weird is probably your greatest asset.