Even bad times have good things in them to make you feel alive.

You're not allowed to say anything about books because they're books, and books are, you know, God.

I have less time, less tolerance for bullshit, more interest in good taste, more confidence in my own judgement. The culture with which I surround myself is a reflection of my personality and the circumstances of my life, which is in part how it should be.

Unhappiness really meant something back then. Now it's just a drag, like a cold or having no money.

I really don't want to be boring, and so many books are so boring!

[...] falling in love with someone beautiful and intelligent and the rest of it, then feeling like a blank twit put you at something of a disadvantage.

It's brilliant, being depressed; you can behave as badly as you like.