Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. read more

• Thought Prepared for War Most Effective Means Preserving Peace

The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets through many a dark night. read more

• Thought Thought Suicide Great Consolation by Means Gets Many Dark Night

Staying together when things get tough will only make you a stronger couple. read more

• Thought Staying Together Things Get Tough Stronger Couple

Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control, making us think, say, and do things that we will probably regret later. read more

• Thought Anger Like Flame Blazing Up Consuming Our Self Control Making Us Think Say Do Things Probably Regret Later

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action. read more

• Thought Person More Illusions Dreamer Man Action

We"re invisible. I"ve never been here with someone else. It"s different being invisible with someone. read more

• Thought Invisible Been Someone Different

Writing is something you do alone. Its a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don"t want to make eye contact while doing it. read more

• Thought Writing Something Do Alone Its Profession for Introverts Want Tell Story Eye Contact While Doing

I"m so proud of you that it makes me proud of me. I hope you know that. read more

• Thought Proud Makes Hope

This is why we call people exes, I guess because the paths that cross in the middle end up separating at the end. It"s too easy to see an X as a cross-out. It"s not, because there"s no way to cross out something like that. The X is a diagram of two paths. read more

• Thought Call People Exes Guess Paths Cross Middle End Up Separating Too Easy See Way Something Like Diagram Two

Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you. read more

• Thought Oh Wouldn Mind Hazel Grace Privilege Heart Broken by