Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous...

I think that we are already making steps toward mapping out the brain so we can identify the chemical patterns that create and store memory.

It was the dawn of the third age of mankind.

No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.

Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous.

If sacred places are spared the ravages of war... then make all places sacred. And if the holy people are to be kept harmless from war... then make all people holy.

All love is unrequited. All of it.

I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.

Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way.

Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

Wouldn't it be much worse if life really were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us happen because we really deserve them?

When walking alone in a jungle of true darkness, there are three things that can show you the way: instinct to survive, the knowledge of navigation, creative imagination. Without them, you are lost.

Our stories become self-fulfilling

If I do marry, I'll expect a pretty serious dowry. I'm talking goats, pigs, chickens, the works.

Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favour.

The biggest looters are the British Museum.

I am open to everything.

I love you and believe in you. If you want my ear/voice — e-mail.

An excellent introduction to the rise and fall of the British Raj, accurate, succinct, and engaging.

I've composed all my life and kept things, and even developed things I've done in college into something now.

Bless your heart, they don't mind--they're exceedingly kind-- They don't blame you--as long as you're funny!