I worry that our lives are like soap operas. We can go for months and not tune in to them, then six months later we look in and the same stuff is still going on.

The human mind is kind of like a piñata. When it breaks open, there's a lot of surprises inside. Once you get the piñata perspective, you see that losing your mind can be a peak experience.

... it's hard to be politically conscious and upwardly mobile at the same time.

I feel like my life is just passing me by like two ships in the night. And I have missed both boats.

Reality is just a collective hunch.

The hardest part about being a kid is knowing you have got your whole life ahead of you.

Unless you are at a picnic, life is no picnic.