Art is an artificial organization of experience.

Gardening gave me a way to work with silence; not "in silence" but "with silence" - it was a silent creativity.

It is not simply that we share with each other a common humanity, but that individually we have no humanity without each other.

We think we are unique, special and deserving of happiness, but we are terrified of being alone.

Being alone in our present society raises an important question about identity and well-being.

My father taught me to be independent and cocky and free thinking, but he could not stand it if I disagreed with him.

Art forms render ideas accessible to readers who could not receive those insights in any other format.

You can have a failed quest, but you can't have an achieved quest and no reward.

It is pretty clear from Facebook we can enjoy entertaining each other as much as we enjoy surfing the experts' expressions.

Thank you, " I said bravely, dropping the syllables cleanly, like marbles, and secretly full of the most pathetic pride imaginable. I had spoken to strangers.

Hate would destroy him who hated.

The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.

The Republic of Technology where we will be living is a feedback world.

There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again.

As often as I have witnessed the miracle [birth], held the perfect creature with its tiny hands and feet, each time I have felt as though I were entering a cathedral with prayer in my heart.

We're quietly aching for something to celebrate

I am sure I am one of 2000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.