"I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations."

“I was on 'Desperate Housewives' and that was my crash course on being on national television topless. Also, I do what I can in between scenes: push-ups, a little free weights. I knew going in it would be a big part of the show.”

“It is death, and not what comes after death, that men are generally afraid of.”

“A man would have no pleasures in discovering all the beauties of the universe, even in heaven itself, unless he had a partner to whom he might communicate his joys.”

“Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions.”

“What is man's ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love, truth, virtue, and beauty.”

Source : Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Waltraud Suzuki (1983). “Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education”, p.5, Alfred Music

“It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn't give to someone in greater need than we are.”

“Be prepared to reinvent yourself. Be prepared to go out on a limb occasionally, and be prepared to do the things that you feel strongly about”

“Alcohol is the river we sit on the banks of, contemplating. Sometimes we watch ourselves float past, sometimes we watch ourselves sink.”

Source : Nick Flynn (2016). “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City”, p.54, Faber & Faber