Mr. Olsen in the fifth grade made me want to be a writer. He said, 'Chuck, you do this really well. And this is much better than setting fires, so keep it up.' That made me a writer.

Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.

If there had been zombies on the iceberg when the Titanic hit it, that would have made a much better movie.

Ich bin voller Zuversicht und Entschlossenheit und verfüge über einen freien Willen – zumindest nehme ich das an …

Meine kleinkarierte Angst vor persönlicher Zurückweisung erlaubt so vielem wahren Bösen zu existieren. Meine Feigheit ermöglicht Greueltaten.

Was uns in der Hölle quält, ist unser Festhalten an einer einmal gewählten Identität.