A well-thought-out story doesn’t need to resemble real life. Life itself tries with all its might to resemble a well-crafted story.

No iron can stab the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.

No iron can pierce the human heart as chillingly as a full stop placed at the right time.

She would lift her peignoir above her knees and say to her husband: 'Give baby a kiss...'

If the world could write by itself, it would write like Tolstoy.

No iron spike can pierce a human heart as icily as a period in the right place.

There is no iron that can enter the human heart with such stupefying effect, as a period placed at just the right moment.

Let's carpe the hell out of this diem.

In literary criticism the critic has no choice but to make over the victim of his attention into something the size and shape of himself.

I race to win. That's the point.

I'm a holy man minus the holiness. Hand that on to your three spies, and tell them to put it in their pipes.

Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.

There are moments in life when all we can bear is the sense that our friend is near us; our wounds would wince at the touch of consoling words, that would reveal the depths of our pain.

Just remember everything happens for a reason. We just have to pick ourselves up, and look on the bright side of life.

In the Islamic government all people have complete freedom to have any kind of opinion.

I have never taken performance-enhancing drugs whether banned or unbanned, on or off the list, at any time. In fact, I underwent hundreds of tests during my career and all were negative.

I believe that every director's films reflect their lifestyle.