What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous motherfuckers in the jungle.

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stupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.

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The brain is a muscle that can move the world.

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Love isn't soft, like the poets say. Love has teeth which bite and the wounds never close.

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Ninety-five percent of people who walk the earth are simply inert. One percent are saints, and one percent are assholes. The other three percent are people who do what they say they can do.

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Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

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The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.

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People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

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The scariest moment is always just before you start.

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When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction.

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