And then ... perhaps someone will write a book about making a film about a story that is taken from this book which is taken from a real-life story that was copied from a story in a book. You know?

...WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY...that counts?...that carries meaning?...that made the day worthwhile?...what will you do tomorrow?

You are the stories you tell, whatever their basis in fact or experience. It’s who you are.

Stories are how we connect. Evolution isn’t seriously about thumbs but about how we use language – that’s what raises us above dumb animals, right? Language?

Telling stories to make himself into something that he isn’t. We all do it. We all tell stories to make ourselves look better.

At some point the body offers only disappointment.

Cats aren’t as friendly as they appear: fur, teeth, instinct, selfishness and cunning. Essentially they’re just big rats.

A tongue in a bag. Teeth. A room drenched in blood.

Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In communism inequality springs from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.

Do Something Small But Useful Now.

Jack the Rabbit and Weak Knee Willie, you know they're gonna be there. Sloppy Sue and Big Bones Billy, they'll be coming up for air.

"It is my inmost conviction," Badshah Khan said, "that Islam is amal, yakeen, muhabat" - selfless service, faith, and love.

My childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama.

All great artists know that part of their task is to light up the distance between two human beings.

With success comes unhelpful criticism - ignore it.

Honesty is the first chapter in the Book of wisdom. Let it be our endeavor to merit the character of a just nation.

If I am feeling musical and I pick up the guitar, usually something will eventually come out and I'll see where it goes.

A society without its dreamers can never be free.