Buddhism is really, one of its main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness.

I've been practicing Buddhism for a while. So, I call myself a Jew-Bu, because my tribe is still Jew. But my philosophy and my practice is really Buddhist.

So curiosity, I think, is a really important aspect of staying young or youthful.

A body smiles, like, 72 times a day. Where does that smile go? That's what I want to know.

After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books. The true university of these days is a collection of books.

It's very confusing when fame comes early on in your career. You get a little bit bent out of shape in terms of what's important. Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

Sometimes I wonder why I'm a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I'm a successful writer.

My relationship with my first child was nonexistent. I was broke and I was a new rapper whose career was spiraling downward.