“In a perfect world everything would be either black or white, right or wrong, and everyone would know the difference. But this isn't a perfect world. The problem is people who think it is.”

“I used to think the world was broken down by tribes,' I said. 'By Black and White. By Indian and White. But I know this isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: the people who are assholes and the people who are not.”

“And what would they be scared of? There's nothing to fear in a perfect world, is there?”

“The world is full of people who think different is synonymous with wrong.”

“The world isn't black and white, Annie, it's shades of grey.”

“There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.”

“Some sort of pressure must exist; the artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as man wouldn’t look for harmony but would simply live in it. Art is born out of an ill-designed world.”

“We know that there are many things wrong in the white world, but there are many things wrong in the black world too. We can’t keep on blaming the white man. There are things we must do for ourselves.”

“I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.”

“A perfect poem is impossible. Once it had been written, the world would end.”