Do the devils lie? No; for then even hell could not subsist.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

Living a life full of wonder provides for a wonderful life.

Nothing is whole, not for too damned long. The world is half night.

Liberty is always dangerous but it is the safest thing we have.

I'm trying to teach my girlfriend how to surf. But I just end up yelling at her the whole time. Because I don't know how to surf.

I believe when you're writing film or television, you can't rely on a crutch or rule that exists outside of the narrative of the film.

I respect scholarship. But I don't like to do things half-heartedly.

Any fool can buy a company; just pay enough

When I was 5 years old I would lie in bed, look at the radio, and I wanted to be on the radio. I don't know why.

Act now, for now is all you have.

My wretched dragon is perplexed.