Always the bridesmaid , never the bride." Always the godfather, never the god".

The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.

As long as people are going to call you lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you from convention.

Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.

From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings.

Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history.

Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be.

If magic was present, it moved under the skin of the world, beneath the ability of human eyes to catch sight of it.

I know you don't want to hear this but someone has to say it! You are out of control! I mean they're just shoes... let it go!

Growth and change were viewed as reactions to conditions met

Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping.

Fear clogged human potential.

It was as much a battle of wits and words as it was of mitts and swords.

Then it doesn't matter which way you walk...-so long as I get somewhere.

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.

The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

When building sand castles on the beach, we can ignore the waves but should watch the tide.

This country (United States) has too many freedoms.

Why would you let [the TV audiences] build a habit of going to the cable networks? So I think they've obviously smartened up now, and they're not giving the summer to cable anymore.

Kids need to start thinking for themselves. Not to be like their friends that think they're individuals. I don't want you to be like us, I want you to be like you.

Sometimes I just need to switch off.