Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.

Our greatest furies spring from events which violate our sense of the ground of our existence.

With the horse I always consider that if I do too much in too little time and I'm not patient, he's gonna shut down and I won't get anything done.

I wasn't captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I'd rather be in L.A.

Ideas are, in truth, forces. Infinite, too, is the power of personality. A union of the two always makes history.

All the doctors who wanted to forbid me to smoke and to drink are dead.

Anybody that makes fun of me, I'm like, 'Yeah, and then I got touched by Hugh Jackman'

Man, the feeling of the make is something that I can’t put to words, it’s the very best feeling in the world. I just chase that, it’s a very real feeling and straight up, I am addicted to it.

As much pleasure as young people get from Twittering and texting, there is no way these activities will nourish their minds and spirits the way literature can.

Never be too quick to criticize yourself. It's not fair to all of your friends and relatives, who are dying to do it for you.