Wisdom is what separates average people from extraordinary people.
All this angst, all this stuff we all feel, is just tied to making art. It's so ancient.
If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
There are many similarities between Germans and blacks. The nouns themselves are loaded with so much historical baggage it's impossible for anyone to be indifferent to the simple mention of either group. We're two insightful people looking for reasons to love ourselves; and let's not forget we both love pork and wear sandals with socks.
I'm not much of a self-promoter or anything. It's not something I feel comfortable doing. But sometimes I would get frustrated, I'd think, "You know, this is a good book, how come no one is paying attention to it?" So it's nice to have some recognition. I don't write to put it in a drawer, I hope that people see it. But what am I willing to do for that? I struggle with that a little bit. I try to be accommodating, but I'm pretty much a loner. I'll say this, and it'll sound like bullshit, but it's not: I don't really pay attention to this stuff very much.
People are very comfortable when race relations get looked at retrospectively. Slavery, the civil rights movement, etc.
I'm not searching for the truth. That's too much pressure.
Feeding plants to animals then eating the animals is like filtering water through a sewer then drinking it.
A lot of time, people don't do great things becoz' great things really aren't expected of them.
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing and mojito in your hand.
I do like the ocean wave, actually. I'm born under the sign of Cancer - the sign of the crab - so I like coastal areas and sunny beaches and such - although not the wide-open and deep seas.