"[Albert] Camus writes his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in thanks to his teacher."

“Perfect order is the forerunner of perfect horror.”

“All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult to quantify the attachment.”

“Drink this," she says. "What is it?" my throat feels swollen. I swallow hard. "What's going to happen?" "Can't tell you that. Just trust me." I press air from my lungs and tip the contents of the vial into my mouth. My eyes close.”

“That's why I hate to take credit for the songs I've written. I feel that somewhere, someplace, it's been done and I'm just a courier bringing it out into the world.”

“As a kid, when you're in a film with somebody, you look up to them, you know?”

“I want to change, but not if it means changing.”

Source : Stephen Grosz (2014). “The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves”, p.10, W. W. Norton & Company

“I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious.”

“Don't diminish yourself in any way. Dare to be all that you are.”