“I was brought up Catholic and, of course, I strayed and repudiated it. That's a painful thing to go through, because you have to look back and realize that you wasted a gigantic chunk of your life.” LooksCoursesRealizingCatholicPainfulChunksPainful Things Author:George Meyer
“As a child, I tried to play by the rules. I got very good grades in school; I was an Eagle Scout; and I believed in all of it.” ChildrenPlaySchoolVery GoodGradesEaglesGrades In SchoolGood GradesEagle Scout Author:George Meyer
“Life is challenging for everyone. If someone can believe that he's a sovereign in his tiny domain, it's just an adaptation to life.” IfsBelieveLife IsChallengesTinySovereignAdaptationDomain Author:George Meyer
“I prefer to linger on the periphery before making a commitment.” CommitmentPeriphery Author:George Meyer
“I'm not religious. I do have a baby - a four-month old girl - and that's a religion in itself.” GirlReligiousFourBabyMonths Author:George Meyer
“I resisted parenthood for a long, long time. But having a daughter has given me a sense of hopefulness that I didn't have before.” LongGivenLong TimeDaughterParenthoodHopefulnessHaving A Daughter Author:George Meyer
“I'm enthralled by the national yearning that the Russians had during the 50s and 60s. The whole century was pretty rough for them. They suffered genocide, war, poverty, and half the population was sent to labor camps. But they were determined to get into space first.” FirstsWarWholeSpaceHalfPovertyCenturyLaborPopulationDeterminedRoughCampsGenocideYearning Author:George Meyer
“It was peculiar to be standing so close to him. He's just a man, but still, what a thing to be Neil Armstrong!” MenStillsStandingPeculiarArmstrong Author:George Meyer
“For me, marriage is a grotesque, unforgiving, clunky contrivance. Yet society pushes it as a shimmering ideal.” IdealsGrotesqueUnforgiving Author:George Meyer
“The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.” WorldStaircases Author:Samuel Johnson