As I said, men value their independence in a weird way, above practically everything.

But the cure for most obstacles is, Be decisive.

We're all here at the same time and we should celebrate that.

What worse illness can there be than acute conventionality. You should pray every night that you don't wake up with it.

Homophobia is just that: a phobia.

All love is original, no matter how many other people have loved before.

My father was a pedant and a bully who cared about nobody, and I was not to see him until I was eighteen.

An essential idea is that if you give to some person or endeavor in life, you will make that more important.

And I've known people who came out with a sense of torture.

All who love are conspirators.

I'm really not an avowed heterosexual. I'm no more proud of it than of being white or tall.

Life is the greatest chance that has been given to all of us. So how do you choose to live your life? You’ve got a pen. Write it down.

Women are the only people I am afraid of who I never thought would hurt me

No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward.

What shall I do with all the days and hours That must be counted ere I see thy face? How shall I charm the interval that lowers Between this time and that sweet time of grace?

You know whether you have a real relationship with the president when you know it's real.

I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to become one, even though I loved to make up stories inside my head.

You will never see what you are capable of, although you must seek to.

Any tournament you go to, you want to win it.

They're a redefinition of boredom... the most important thing you need to know about an awards show is where is the nearest smoking opportunity.

I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.