But, ancient Greece and ancient Rome - people did not happen to believe that creativity came from human beings back then, OK? People believed that creativity was this divine attendant spirit that came to human beings from some distant and unknowable source, for distant and unknowable reasons.

Despite having written five books, I worry that I have not written the right kinds of books, or that perhaps I have dedicated too much of my life to writing, and have therefore neglected other aspects of my being.

But vegetarians can eat this...Because intestines aren't even meat, Liz. They're just sh$*.

Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You must fight for it, strive for it, and insist upon it.

I am a better person when I have less on my plate.

The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.

[Italian men] are like show poodles. Sometimes they look so good I want to applaud.