We hear the ambient noise of children singing. We hear lions and tigers roar. Hyenas laugh. Some jungle bird or howler monkey declares its existence, screeching a maniac's gibberish. Our entire world, always doing battle against the silence and obscurity of death.

Where every day doesn't start with an alarm clock and end with the television.

What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven.

Ultimately, everyone is acting out of what they feel is the best choice. In a way, they're all trying to improve the world. And I think that those basic choices make the world a better place.

If you start in the pit of despair with these profane, awful things, even a glimmer of hope or awareness is going to occur that's much brighter coming from this dark, awful beginning.

Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly -- all these make for great stories.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.