“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I...”

“I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child.”

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”

“I realized I was going to get through this disappointing service, and anyway, you have to be somewhere: better here, where I have heard truth spoken so often, than, say, at the DMV, or home...”