The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.

I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices.

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

The very definition of the real becomes: that of which it is possible to give an equivalent reproduction... The real is not only what can be reproduced, but that which is always already reproduced. That is the hyperreal.

Silence is not always absence; sometimes it is the loudest presence.