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.

Everyone knows revenge is a dish best served when you've had enough time to build up enough vitriol and fury.

Oh, this shouldn't be allowed. There should be a rule which says that people you've met in the gym should never meet you in real life.

You don't always have to know who you are. Sometimes, it's enough just to know what to do next.

Honestly, it’s so easy to get what you want from people if they think you’re a psycho.

I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, 'Children's books?' Maybe it's something about my face.

But you can't stay with people because of guilt. Or because they can drive a speedboat.