Life

Trying to get the world right in a story is better than trying to get the world right any other way.

The world we live in is a kind of bummer.

Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.

We are encrypted by this world to be data.

The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of it.

I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.

You learn to build a life after the horrors and disasters, after all the hurt and the pain that life will inevitably bring, if you're an active participant in your own life.

You can tell what was the best year of your father's life because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out.

You know what it's like having a fourth kid? Imagine you're drowning, then someone hands you a baby.

I know what it is like to be a teen mom. At 13, my mom woke me up in the middle of the night and drove me to the abortion clinic.

I don't look older, I just look worse.

Having kids is great if you're looking for the perfect excuse to never go anywhere or do anything ever again.

I live in L.A. now, where 'Don't talk to me' might as well be our state motto.

Laughter is not our medicine. Stories hold our cure. Laughter is just the honey that sweetens the bitter medicine.

My phone is so filled with porn I can't even make calls anymore.

The hardest part has been realizing that this is the new normal.

The foundation of my life is to glorify God.

Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Life is a journey, not a destination. It's important to enjoy the process.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.