“I'm always there to tell people that their life is not that bad. I wish it was easy to follow that advice.”

“I wish to God that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it to you.”

“my advice to all young people who wish to become poets is: do something easy, like learning how to blow up the world”

“…I said everything that matters… Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.”

“Sometimes I wish I had an easy answer for why I'm depressed.”

“Because I'm both a glutton and a masochist, my standard complaint, "That was so bad", is always followed by "And there was so little of it!"”

“I always advise people never to give advice.”

“People tell you that wishful thinking is bad. Do not believe it, this is just one of those generally accepted errors.”

“I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people”

“Advice to young writers? Always the same advice: learn to trust our own judgment, learn inner independence, learn to trust that time will sort the good from the bad– including your own bad.”