And then sometimes I think the people to feel saddest for are people who once knew what profoundness was, but who lost or became numb to the sensation of wonder – people who closed the doors that leads us into the secret world – or who had the doors closed for them by time and neglect and decisions made in times of weakness.

Beyond a certain age, sincerity ceases to feel pornographic.

Jason said, "Yes. Gerard T. Giraffe." What does the 'T' stand for?" 'The.

Do you remember how you felt at seventeen? I do and I don't (...) Imagine you came from outer space and someone showed you a butterfly and a caterpillar. Would you ever put the two of them together? That's me and my memories.

I find it hard to believe that human beings are the crowning achievement of life on earth. Something better than us has to come along.

The heart of a man is like deep water

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.