"The only way to write honestly is to be honest about yourself."

"You can't fight for your life and win, and then expect to go back to normal."

"The universe is a big place, and we're all just tiny specks in it. So what's the point of worrying about anything?"

"How nice — to feel nothing, and to be a fair sample of a sturdy American boy."

"Live by the foma that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy."