It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it.

The worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind.

Every night I give a violin recital for six hours, and attendance is mandatory. The word 'mandatory' means that if you don't show up, you have to buy me a large bag of candy and watch me eat it.

You would run much slower if you were dragging something behind you, like a knapsack or a sheriff.

In most cases, the best strategy for a job interview is to be fairly honest, because the worst thing that can happen is that you won't get the job and will spend the rest of your life foraging for food in the wilderness and seeking shelter underneath a tree or the awning of a bowling alley that has gone out of business.

I’d ruin any day, all my days, for those long nights with you, and I did.

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby - awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.