I really feel like I'm a liberal because I'm a Catholic, because I took the words of the New Testament to heart.

In life, the classroom is everywhere. The exam comes at the very end.

You just can't tell or calibrate motive or intelligence or sense. So I don't read anything unless someone tells me that it's really smart or illuminating. I don't read any reviews anymore and it's been really liberating.

Consider the lilies of the field. Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear. Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a terminal illness because if you do you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.

My father really, really pushed me to excel in a way that I resented for years and then realized had really worked for me.

It's only before realities set in that we can treasure our delusions.

I think the very best thing about the internet is that I can read all the London papers every day if I want to.