"There exists, for everyone, a sentence - a series of words - that has the power to destroy you. Another sentence exists, another series of words, that could heal you. If you're lucky you will get the …"

"I'm not a fan of fame. I think it's a burden. It takes away your privacy. It makes you a commodity."

"Don't try to understand it. Just accept it. Or reject it. But don't try to understand it."

"The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."

"Hemingway, Phil thinks, actually believed he took his rifle out for some other purpose than suicide and not until he actually shot himself was he aware that that was his intent. Not until he had actua…"