The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Life is like a mirror, if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
"Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?"
The writer’s job is to tell the truth.
