Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow.

Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love?

Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.

Let me first state forthright that contrary to what we've often read in books and heard from preachers, when you are a woman, you don't feel like the Devil.

Yet does illustrating in a new way signify a new way of seeing?

Where there is a true art and genuine virtuosity the artist can paint an incomparable masterpiece without leaving even a trace of his identity.

What we essentially want is to draw something unknown to us in all its shadowiness, not something we know in all its illumination.

…he quit drinking coffee, and naturally, his brain stopped working.

Contrary to what is commonly believed, all murderers are men of extreme faith rather than unbelievers.

The greatest tragedy with a sceptic is that he cannot consign himself to truth, however he may see it.

jazz is the expression of America's romantic self, its sensual potency, its lyrical force.

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

If you'd like to have a better incarnation, then have one now. If that's your attitude, just let go and meditate and try to be as wise and compassionate, as understanding as you can.

Gwyneth Paltrow names her kid Apple. I'm not going to let that stand.

How much trouble did the Democrats cause for a particular nominee on the way to actually being confirmed.And usually it's very little.

Religion is life inspired by Heavenly Love; and life is something fresh and cheerful and vigorous.

Deep down inside we're all the same. We all have the same emotions.

I like to play women who are not strong at all, because, there's certainly plenty of myself that is no kind of a warrior.

An emperor in his nightcap will not meet with half the respect of an emperor with a crown.