And so you must grant to God what is God and not try to think of what you have lost, for that way is madness.

Memory blurs, that's the point. If memory didn't blur you wouldn't have the fool's courage to do things again, again, again, that tear you apart.

Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul.

I never change, I simply become more myself.

How lovely this world is, really: one simply has to look.

Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.

Read widely, and without apology. Read what you want to read, not what someone tells you you should read.

Night comes to the desert all at once, as if someone turned off the light.

Keep a light, hopeful heart. But ­expect the worst.

See, people come into your life for a reason. They might not know it themselves, why. You might not know it. But there's a reason. There has to be

Be your own editor/critic. Sympathetic but merciless!

Sometimes, I love to fight with you…Because, we end up loving each other more.

What can I say? I'm Irish, I love a good potato.

Use your profession to fund your passion.

In the end it's all about the Zeroes you make

Cursed be he that scalps the reputation of the dead.

History never really says goodbye. History says, see you later.

I despise in others my own characteristics.

I want to make sure that all kids get a good education and enjoy what they learn

The more you understand me, the less characters I can play.

I'm in a relationship with life. My life is just out there. I'm on the road every day. I love my life.