Becoming a book collector is like joining a religion: it’s for life.

Never trust a man who reads only one book.

She loves you, loathes you, treats you well, then ill. Like a leech or a surgeon's knife, she's double-edged: sometimes she'll cure, but sometimes she will kill.

Actually loneliness has a kind of fascination; it's a state of egotistical, inner grace that you can achieve only by standing guard on old, forgotten roads that no one travels anymore.

Centuries of make-up that can be smudged by emotion have taught women to control their feelings.

What about the future?" "We'll talk about the future when it gets here.

...the problem with words is that once spoken, they cannot find their way back to the speaker alone.

Everyone gets the devil he deserves.

You don't choose your friends, they choose you, and you either reject them or you accept them without reservations.

Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has more to do with the art of murder than it does with the art of war.

I once wrestled with an angel. He won, but I learned a few things.

The only time you were safe was when you were dead.

A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.

I never put a price on a child

Always remember, actions speak louder than words. No one's perfect, but we can all strive to be better people.

Out of the trunk, the branches grow; out of them, the twigs. So, in productive subjects, grow the chapters.

Movies and life become a little more symmetrical when you start asking for and looking for connections.

I wasn't able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.

My mom was incredibly supportive when she found out that I wanted to be an actress, and that certainly made things easier and more fun.

Tel Aviv appeals to me.

Life is about recapturing lost freedoms.