There is no sound so terrible as a man's sorrow for his own death.

After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with.

Society values cooperation over independence, obedience over individuality, and niceness above all else.

Personally, I'd rather grow old alone than in the company of anyone I've met so far. I don't experience myself as lonely, incomplete, or unfulfilled, but I don't talk about that much. It seems to piss people off--especially men. (Kinsey Millhone)

Perhaps when we're forced to forfeit what we own, we lose any sentimental associations. Perhaps pawning our valuables frees us in the same way a house fire destroys not only our worldly goods, but our attachment to what's gone.

I write letters to my right brain all the time. They're just little notes. And right brain, who likes to get little notes from me, will often come through within a day or two.

Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.