Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with its many chords. The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically.

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

No man leaves where he is and seeks a distant place unless he is in some respect a failure.

When men age they're called sophisticated. When women age they ain't called at all.

The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.

I wanted to be a ballet teacher.

The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.

I hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had.

Things change whether you want them to, or not--unless you are dead. Don't hold so hard to the past that you die with it.

Cats don't need to be possessed; they're evil on their own.

I'll tell you, there's no goodies and baddies in the world, there's just people with intentions that sometimes clash.