It is fascinating to me that when the lists of the great writers are trotted out year after year, you often find lists without a single woman mentioned.

Every painting is always two paintings: The one you see, and the one you remember.

We lose ourselves in stories; that's the beauty of literary art.

Pain is always emotional. Fear and depression keep constant company with chronic hurting.

Human beings are repetitive animals. All meaning is generated through repetition.

I think that it's important for people to read philosophy and literature is not because I think everyone should be a well-rounded human being, but because it will help you think better about what you are doing.

Depression is when you think there's nothing to be done. Fortunately I always think there's something to be done.