"Forget sex or politics or religion, loneliness is the subject that clears out a room."

"Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time."

"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween."

"We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes."

"McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

"Prospering just doesn't have to do with money."

"True wealth is not measured in gold, but in the belief that a single spark of imagination can ignite the world."