Obviously, I believe that to pursue the American Dream is not only futile but self-destructive because ultimately it destroys everything and everyone….

Sometimes we have the absolute certainty there's something inside us that's so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won't be able t….

Angels is a tough word, because it is so involved with organized religion and everything else. I do know, absolutely, from my experience, there are s….

One of the things that fascinates me is the music of speech..

I think the function of suffering is to let me know that my perception is skewed; what I’m doing is judging natural events in such a way that I am cr….

I was sitting at home and had a profound experience. I experienced, in all of my Being, that someday I was going to die, and it wouldn't be like it h….

We all need a meaning to our life..

There's a sorrow and pain in everyone's life, but every now and then there's a ray of light that melts the loneliness in your heart and brings comfor….

Writing, like any art, is a continuing process of discovering the infinite possibilities of Life..

One of the things I have become aware of through the years is how much I love the people I write about..

Life was not longer something to endure, but to live..

I have rituals for cleaning out resentments, disappointments, heartbreak, depression and for work. One of the things I do is go over old stuff if I h….

I suspect there will never be a requiem for a dream, simply because it will destroy us before we have the opportunity to mourn it's passing..

Being an artist doesn’t take much, just everything you got. Which means, of course, that as the process is giving you life, it is also bringing you c….

An extraordinary writer....It is the vastness of Nick Tosches’ heart that makes it possible to reveal the darkness..

They luxuriated in the feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction, a feeling of knowing absolutely that all was well with the world and them and ….

When I stop doing the things that make me unhappy, I will experience the happiness that is that natural state of being. See, I don't think we were cr….

I do believe this: That what we call love is always available to us. And of course I'm not just talking about passion. I'm talking about love where y….

I guess it could be said that the inspiration for 'Requiem for a Dream' is watching the American dream not only destroy so many lives in the U.S., bu….

...and the night was comfortably warm as the soft filtered light continued to push the darkness into the shadows as they held each other and kissed a….

I've always felt alienated. I realized that I've been terrified my entire life. So I can identify that fear which drives so many of the people that I….