David Fincher is one of the best directors I know, so I'm really curious to see it. Really curious, and I want to hear Daniel have the Swedish accent.

I think the whole mission of being here on Earth is to accept what you have, and my journey was to accept my own life and not pretend anything else. I think that's what we all struggle with.

I was not allowed to talk about being adopted when growing up. I walked around feeling like I was going to explode.

It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book from the children’s point of view.

Information work is thinking work.

When we suffer, there will sometimes be mystery. Will there also be faith? Yes, if our attention is focused more on the cross, and on the God of the cross, than on the suffering itself.

When a politician says the debate is over, you can be sure of two things; the debate is raging; and he's losing it.

A great song is the reason you want to jump out of your bed in the morning.

The best gift you can give yourself is an open mind.

Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place.

The dollars aren't so important... once you have them.

Shakespeare is just some bloke who keeps ranting "what light trough yonder window breaks" its the moon for god sakes!

I was a brat. It was crazy, I was very picky. In other words, I didn't take advantage of what was happening

It is most important that we should keep in this country a certain leisured class. I am of the opinion of the ancient Jewish book which says there is no wisdom without leisure.