When you say, "History is written by the winners," you like to think about someone who isn't you. You want to think, "Oh, that's the juggernaut I'm standing against." But you're probably part of it.

Is it OK not to be a virgin, yes. Most people aren’t virgins, Min. That’s why there’s people to begin with.

If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.

I always think it's silly when people talk about works of culture taking risks. Because there's not any risk involved.

It is often said that reading is a gift, but to my mind that is an insufficient description, for the size of the gift of reading is so vast that it is difficult to see what is outside its wrapping.

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

When you need a haircut, it looks like you have no one to take care of you.