A true writer does not seek wealth or fame does seek to find himself in each of his readers souls.

[T]hen all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

When you meet someone for the first time instead of asking them what they do, you should ask them what they've always wanted to do. This conversation will be much more interesting.

Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. Shakespeare has perhaps 20 players. ... I have 10 or so, and thats a lot. As you get older, you become more skillful at casting them.

My cares and my inquiries are for decency and truth, and in this I am wholly occupied.

I'm not the kind of filmmaker who's going to go from one thing to the next. I often wish I was that filmmaker, but I'm just not.

Zoroaster said, when in doubt abstain; but this does not always apply. At cards, when in doubt take the trick.

It's amazing how far you will get by just staying with something long enough. Most people give up too early.

The world is a dark place, and yet the coming of Jesus Christ shows us no one and nothing is hopeless.

The more absolute the need, the more predictable the behavior becomes until it is mathematically certain.