You don’t love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.

No man can cause more grief than that one clinging blindly to the vices of his ancestors.

The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself

Don't be 'a writer'. Be writing.

We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.

The past is never dead. It's not even past.

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

It's all now you see: tomorrow began yesterday and yesterday won't be over until tomorrow.

Pouring out liquor is like burning books.

Wonder. Go on and wonder.

To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.

Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.

Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a workstation….

Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid.

Unless you're ashamed of yourself now and then, you're not honest

You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Don't do what you can do - try what you can't do.

That's all Hymie wants to talk about is Israel. Every time you go to Hymietown that's all they want to talk about.