Books are in the mind, Grandfather Alessandro said. Too many books and you forget your body is in the world.

There is nothing more lonely than a true artist.

Identity is your role in life, the part you play. Individuality is who you are, and who you are is revealed to you if you can get to complete presence.

Have some fun while you wait for the will of heaven.

Life is absolutely, mysteriously beautiful.

God made man because he loves to hear stories, Alessandro said. That's a good story, huh?

Every time you hear a car alarm, Ruby said, another New Yorker has gone to hell.

I was wounded by a blow of love.

Mindfulness allows us to shift the angle on our story and to remember that we have the capacity to learn and change in ways that are productive, not self-defeating.

Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.

Wealth is knowledge and its origin is evolution

Humility is not disgraceful, and carries no loss of true pride.

Looking about I see no cherry blossoms And no crimson leaves A straw-thatched hut by a bay In the autumn dusk.

I came to Ireland 20 years ago as a student, hitch-hiking round for a week and staying in Dublin.

Being able to work with Ridley Scott on this film is like being able to play on the Olympic team for actors.

Sometimes if you want to know for sure whether the stove is hot, the only way to find out is to touch it.

Close thy Byron ; open thy Goethe .

I believe women are the glue of everything.