Wisdom

Letting go of the beauty in things is part of the essence of life.

When all the suns and nebulae have passed away, each one of your thoughts will still be alive.

You miss the world; it misses you; if you miss you, you miss the world.

The object we call a book is not the real book, but its potential, like a musical score or seed. It exists fully only in the act of being read; and its real home is in the head of the reader, where the symphony resounds, the seed germinates.

Dust is perfect. Dust is life. Dust when carefully observed is not dirty.

It's not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

The lesson? Enjoy what you can, endure what you must.

Behind every eyeball there’s somebody doing the following: creating a chemical mix that will tell the eyeball thing ‘that's red’.

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

We are encrypted by this world to be data.

I would say it's a math of the emotional universe. I am like, okay so, this plus this equals this.

I am interested in art as a form of knowledge and way of knowing.

Hello, fear. Thank you for being here. You're my indication that I'm doing what I need to do.

The most beautiful part of your body is where it's headed.

Wherever a horse lies down, a road will follow.

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

I always say, if you have to gamble, gamble on yourself.

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.

The most useful information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.

It's tough to get bad reviews either way; comedy is just subjective music.