But there are times to talk to the dead, times when the dead want to talk.

There are no accidents, Anna. Everything correlates. Everything connects. Every detail bears a consequence. One instant begets the next. And the next. And the next.

It doesn’t matter whether you believe in ghosts. The ghosts believe in you.

A man can smell a woman's sadness

Solitude was her anchor. A familiar misery, and anymore the safest, most sensible approach.

The deepest sleep is meant only for children and perfect fools.

I’ve never been nearly as alone as I always say I am

A secret's safest hiding place is in the open.

Shames the shadow of love she thought

There is a correlation between the severity of a person’s moods and a lack of self-knowledge.

You can't truly rest until every area in your life rests in God.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence - as it saves most writers who live in 'interesting' oppressive times and are not afflicted by personal immunity.

But steady-cams are very different than hand-helds, because hand-held gives you that verite feel.

We're talking really huge global-scale change, and I did not feel that I had the prescription for that kind of action, so I'm going to leave it to the reader.

Step by step, heart to heart, left right left. We all fall down like toy soldiers. Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win.

The human race cannot forever exist half-exploiters and half-exploited.

Not only has the debt (of our sins) been fully paid, there is no possibility of ever going into debt again.

The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.

I am a believer in the adage - performance leads to recognition, recognition leads to respect and respect leads to power.

I am, beneath everything else, a fan. I was fixed in this mode as a young boy and am awed by people who take the risks of performance.