Irrational Man

"The dizziness and anxiety had disappeared and I was happy and enjoying the joy of living."

Rita: "When I heard you were coming here, I had fantasies that we'd meet and something special would happen."
Abe: "I haven't been able to perform in nearly a year."

"He's very radical, very original. You either love him or hate him, really."

Rita: "How's it coming?"
Abe: "Um, I'm blocked, I can't write."
Rita: "Why?"
Abe: "I can't write 'cause I can't breathe."
Rita: "What would get you breathing again?"
Abe: "The will to breathe, inspiration."
Rita: "You need a muse."
Abe: "I've never needed a muse before."
Rita: "I hope you're not going to send me back out into the rain after sleeping with me."
Abe: "I'm trying to write."
Rita: "You're blocked. I'm going to unblock you or are you becoming infatuated with that student you spend so much time with?"

"Life's ironic isn't it? One day a person has more complicated and unsolvable problems then in the batting of an eye, dark clouds part and you can enjoy a decent life again. It's just astounding. I'm Abe Lucas. I've had many experiences and now a unique one. This was the meaningful act I was searching for."

"I wanted to be a world changer and I've ended up a passive intellectual who can't f*ck."

Abe: "I couldn't remember the reason for living, and when I did it wasn't convincing."
Jill: "You suffer from despair."
Abe: "How comforting that would be."

"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."