Truth resists simplicity.

I'm starting to realize that people lack good mirrors. It's so hard for anyone to show us how we look, & so hard for us to show anyone how we feel.

Waffles are just awesome bread.

That didn’t happen, of course. Things never happened the way I imagined them.

One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life.

In retrospect Hank I don't know why I spent four years writing this book when I could have just made a hit sing-a-ma-jig album.

How are the eyes?' 'Oh, excellent,' he said. 'I mean, they're not in my head is the only problem.