“I don't know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.”

“If I have a good thing to hand out in private life, I give it to a friend. Why shouldn’t I do the same in public life? p.6”

George Washington Plunkitt (1842–1924) New York State Senator

“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.”

Paula Danziger (1945–2004) American children's writer

“I don't know why people expect art to make sense. Life doesn't make sense.”

David Lynch (1946) American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor

“As parents in private life teach wisdom to their children, so do [poets] in public life to their cities.”

Philo (-15–45 BC) Roman philosopher

“But I don't give up; I forget why not.”

Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist

“London times – the untiring energy, the business-like accuracy, the keen perception and reliable judgment, and above all the inflexible integrity which marked his private life, he carried without abatement of one jot into his public career.”

Alexander Mackenzie (1822–1892) 2nd Prime Minister of Canada

“I know why familles were created, with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are made to make you forget yourself occasionally, so that the beautiful balance of life is not destroyed.”

Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica

“But if everybody's watching, you know, all of the back room discussions and the deals, you know, then people get a little nervous, to say the least. So, you need both a public and a private position.”

Hillary Clinton (1947) American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady

“Don."
"Yeah."
"Why don't people believe?"
"Why don't they believe what?"
"In God."
"I don't know. Not everyone has a Volkswagen.”

Donald Miller (1971) American writer