Paula Small

"Gratitude is nice, but I prefer sarcasm."

"Creativity is what happens when you have nothing better to do."

"Justice is whatever the person in charge decides it is."

"Patience is a virtue I don't have time for."

"Kindness is free, but sometimes rudeness is worth the price."

"Strength isn't about muscles; it's about not crying in public."

"Fear keeps you from doing stupid things, which is mostly good."

"Power corrupts, but so does powerlessness in a different way."

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy the illusion of it."

"Health is important until you realize how boring it is."

"Adventure is just a fancy word for getting lost intentionally."

"Imagination is the only escape route you always have access to."

"Technology makes life easier and infinitely more complicated."

"History repeats itself because nobody was paying attention."

"Philosophy is just asking questions nobody can answer."

"Literature lets you live other people's lives without the commitment."

"Politics is sports for people with too much opinion."

"War settles things, but the settlement never sticks."

"Motivation is what you need when you don't want to do something."

"Inspiration strikes like lightning, usually at inconvenient times."

"Relationships are just learning to tolerate someone's weirdness long-term."

"Solitude is underrated until you're actually alone."

"I've learned that the best plans are the ones you don't make."

"Sometimes the answer to life is just lowering your expectations."

"Love is when someone knows all your flaws and sticks around anyway."

"Being happy is easier when you stop comparing your life to everyone else's."

"Success is just failure with better timing."

"Real friends are the ones who get your weird sense of humor."

"Family dysfunction is universal; we just hide it better."

"Hope is stubbornly believing things might work out."