I'm Accustomed to the Smooth Ride

"When you're manic, every urge is like an edict from the Vatican. No plan is a bad one, because if you're there and you're doing it, it can't be bad. Mania is, in effect, liquid confidence. When the tide comes in, it's all good, but when the tide goes out, the mood that cannot and should not be named comes over you. Because to name it would be an act of summoning."

"Years ago, there were tribes that roamed the earth, and every tribe had a magic person. Well, as you know, all of the tribes have dispersed, but every so often you meet a magic person and every so often, you meet someone from your tribe. Which is how I felt when I met Paul Simon."

My two favorite passages from Carrie Fisher's book, Wishful Drinking.