Portland in particular is a cheap enough place to live that you can still develop your passion - painting, writing, music. People seem less status-conscious. Even wealthy people buy second-hand clothes and look a little bit homeless.

If you don't know what you want, you end up with a lot you don't.

I am the cause of all my upsets. I am my worst enemy.

Which is worse, hell or nothing?

The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.

I see the strongest and the smartest men who have ever lived... and these men are pumping gas and waiting tables.

Actually, watching television and surfing the Internet are really excellent practice for being dead.