A house is not a machine to live in. It is the shell of man, his extension, his release, his spiritual emanation.

To create, one must first question everything.

The future projects light, the past only clouds

We must ask nothing of artists but to be of their own time.

A million possible endearments ran through his head. But he said, “Help.

To believe in God is to yearn for His existence and furthermore it is to act as if He did exist.

I use music as some kind of weird salvation to get away from life

There are a lot of girls that will try to hook up with you, then try to have your kid because they figure they're going to get all this money from you

In high school I was drawn to the study of literature, poetry Shakespeare, contemporary fiction, drama, you name it - I read it.

I believe in only one thing and that thing is human liberty.

I don't mean to romanticise the struggle, that leads to all kinds of terrible violence and absurdities that are even worse than the perverse immediate gratification.

Our way of life, our government defines the way America is. I mean, it's not luck.

There is nothing in common between al-Assad and ISIS, they fight against each other.

O, she's warm! If this be magic, let it be an art Lawful as eating.