The artist lives to have stories to tell and to learn to tell them well.

I will never deny that life isn't fair. It seems as though when a woman leaves a man she is strong and independent, but when a man leaves a woman he is a pig and a jerk.

Simply minding one's own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than.

I am not sure if women are attracted to genius. Can you imagine the wise wizard winning the woman over the gallant swordsman? It seems rather otherworldly in more ways than one.

It is not true that everyone is special. It is true that everyone was once special and still possesses the ability to recover it.

At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you.

The logic behind patriotism is a mystery. At least a man who believes that his own family or clan is superior to all others is familiar with more than 0.000003% of the people involved.