Change is good. And in fact unavoidable.

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called procreation, and it is reborn, continually and forever.

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in front of me and the time to fill it.

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.

I am very abnormal... But it wasnt very long ago that I wasnt so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.

Life without kids is like a camera without film.

the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not condone. All of this is wrong.

The true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.

I feel passionate about nurses. I would do anything for nurses. Anything.

I don't think of myself as a dissident, and I'm more of an immigrant than an exile.

If it doesn't make you sweat, it's not worth it. If it's not hard to get, why go for it?

Lead by listening - to be a good leader you have to be a great listener.

It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.

Human beings being what they are, order spreads, given half a chance, almost as fast as confusion.

It was chilling to realize that the sentimental qualities most valued between people, like loyalty, constancy, and affection, are the ones most likely to impede change.

It's an extremely good thing that money sometimes changes hands.