A word of encouragement goes a long way.

Creativity is the brain's invisible muscle -- that when used and excercised routinely -- becomes better and stronger.

Children take joy in their work and sometimes as adults we forget that's something we should continue doing.

Forgiveness is knowing and remembering what happened, but choosing to move beyond it.

I love you enough to tell you the truth whether you want to hear it or not, but what you do afterward is your choice alone.

You can't make up for lost time. You can only do better in the future.

Hey!" Claire called after him, as she leaned her backpack against the wall."No onions!""Your loss!""I meant for YOU! Not if you want to get kissed tonight!""Damn, girl. Harsh.

Those that lack friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts.

I've never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn't know how really great he is.

All screenwriting books are bullshit, all. Watch movies, read screenplays. Let them be your guide.

Having the world's best idea will do you no good unless you act on it.

An Outside Context Problem was the sort of thing most civilisations encountered just once, and which they tended to encounter rather in the same way a sentence encountered a full stop.

I prefer to concentrate on my task of leading Europe to the success that our citizens expect. We have to look forwards now because what is at stake is what makes Europe Europe.

Everything I did growing up was with that as the real goal - doing Broadway; doing theatre. That was always the big thrill for me.

Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.