I treat my thoughts like an old person treats their valuables: I cannot for the life of me proceed to throwing them out.

The complete recipe for imagination is absolute boredom.

Whenever I think of something but can't think of what it was I was thinking of, I can't stop thinking until I think I'm thinking of it again. I think I think too much.

The manlier you are, the harder it is to understand what a woman wants: there is not a hint of female brain in you.

As a writer of philosophy, it's good to ask oneself, 'Will I still believe this a week from now, or months, or even years?

To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it.

I once began to ask around what constitutes a good poem. It felt petty, in a sense. A boy would need no help in deciding which girls he thinks are pretty.

Some of the most polished ideas are discovered through healthy, honest debate, so if you don't argue with yourself every once in a while, other people will gladly point out if, in any sense, you missed a spot.

The purest regret, no matter what, is thinking you didn't love enough.