The ideas of directing attention outward, trying to imagine other people complexly, trying not to see myself as the center of the universe - these concepts have become important to me, and I hope they're at work in my life on a minute-by-minute basis.

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

Sometimes the way you think about someone isn't the way they actually are.

I think all true stories are hopeful stories. I don't think there's any room for nihilism.

You're funny, and you're smart, and you may show up late, but you always show up eventually.

We're going to get gored to death by a feral fugging hog and your best strategy is to pretend it's a grizzly bear?

I just want you to be happy. If that’s with me or with someone else or with nobody. I just want you to be happy.