Philosophy wasn't about facts, it was about ideas. My first essay title was something like: 'How can you know what other people are thinking?' I thought, 'Wow, what an amazing thing.' I really thought deeply for the first time.

You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back ... you might as well wish the sky were red.

Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.

Philosophy wasn't about facts, it was about ideas. My first essay title was something like: 'How can you know what other people are thinking?' I thought, 'Wow, what an amazing thing.' I really thought deeply for the first time.

It really is the year 2007. Which means I must be... Oh my God. I'm twenty-eight. I'm old.

This is a test, isn't it? It's like choosing out of three caskets in a fairy tale. Everyone knows the rules. You never choose the gold shiny one. Or even the quite impressive silver one. What you're supposed to do is choose the dull little lead one, and then there's a flash of light and it turns into a mountain of jewels

There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.