Calamity shaped a life when, long ago, chance was so cruel.

Only the debris of wreckage, and not much of that, was left behind by the sharks who fed on tragedy: the fishermen, too, mourned the death of a living child.

Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Those who cling to the shadows will always hate and despise the light.

...the reason is that when we look at nature, we receive a sort of permission to be alive in this world...

Secrets are foolish creatures, I have learned. No longer do I wish to play with fools.

The conductor's gift does not always go hand in hand with that of composition; indeed, the union is found much more seldom than is popularly believed.

We are bound by our limitations to believe.

There is on earth among all dangers no more dangerous thing than a richly endowed and adroit reason...Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed.

I agree with Bill Clinton that US forces should not be sent to Haiti, but not for his reasons.

There's a weird fact that if you dropped a penny off the Empire State Building in New York City, you'd kill someone. I feel really bad, 'cause I dropped a nickel off it once.

We must be open to our mistakes and grow. Growth isn't based on being perfect, but moving toward the best we can be by being honest.