“A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't ...” — Jack White Quote

“A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. They're in search of something worse than that. Money, yeah. I think the media's the kind of a thing where the truth doesn't win, because it's no fun. The truth's no fun.”

“This generation is so dead. You ask a kid, 'What are you doing this Saturday?' and they'll be playing video games or watching cable, instead of building model cars or airplanes or doing something creative. Kids today never say, 'Man, I'm really into remote-controlled steamboats.'”

“I really like the pop culture materials of everyday life, but used in some way that elevates them to something you notice and care about.”

“When I was a teenager in Milwaukee in the 1980s, life was pretty boring, and I found myself riveted by the sheer melodrama of everyday life of the 1960s.”

“I will never shy away from social issues in my books - or in my everyday life.”