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Our evolved psychology is the foundation of all culture, not the other way around.
Evolutionary psychology is not about what's unchangeable in human nature, but about what was adaptive in our ancestral environment.
The brain is not a general-purpose computer but a collection of specialized circuits designed to solve specific adaptive problems.
Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the way we learn to tell time or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a distinct piece of the biological makeup of our brains.
Violence is not random; it follows predictable patterns that reflect underlying evolutionary logic.
Jealousy is not a pathology; it's an evolved defense mechanism against threats to reproductive success.
"Human nature is not infinitely malleable; it comes with an inherent structure that channels development in certain directions."
"Jealousy is not a sign of love, but rather a defense against the threat of losing a valued relationship."
A novel is not written to give answers but to ask the right questions.
The writer’s loyalty must be to literature, not to ideology.
Literature should be judged as literature, not as a social document.
The story is a vehicle to carry ideas, not the other way around.
"I'm not a theorist. I'm not an intellectual. I write plays."
I don't write to be remembered, I write to be forgotten.
I don't write to explain, I write to confuse.
I don't write to be happy, I write to be free.
I don't write for the reader, I write against the reader.
I am not a writer, I am a war correspondent.
I don't write to be loved, I write to be understood.
The greatest tragedy is not to die, but to be forgotten.