Aren't you something, " Grandma said. "I never saw a midget up close." "Little person, " Briggs said. "And I never saw anyone as old as you up close, either.

He squinted at me. "What are you wearing? Is that some new form of birth control?

You gonna take the case?"It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of."You're gonna have a devil of a time finding him if it was aliens, " Grandma said.

Almost everybody I know has died, ” Grandma said. “Bunch of wimps.

Don't fall for the ones who say, I am always yours. They are liars, unfortunately humans too

There are a lot of movies that I don't care about, especially not remakes.

The most important thing... is not clicking the shutter... it is clicking with the subject.

The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and obligations.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

Art is a wicked thing. It is what we are.

The purpose of discipline is not to punish, but to correct.

You can't have someone with a pinkie out there at the U.N. or any other place.

You must read a lot of personal essays - you needn't reinvent the wheel.

My one fear is failure and that's one fear I have to face all the time. Yes, it's uncomfortable to be scared but I'm finally comfortable being uncomfortable.