Each of them is a book through which other books dream. (referring to Nodier's SMARRA and TRILBY)

We cannot afford to exclude any vision - any way of looking at the world - that human beings have invented for ourselves.

Genres do exist because frequent users of any large bookstore can instantly tell what any piece of fiction is supposed to be about by its title, its cover and its location in the shop.

I love the Bible. I read it every day. I spend 10 hours a week studying it. It has affected my life in profound ways. I am inspired when I read it.

When Albert Einstein was asked what he would really like to know about the Universe he replied,'is it friendly?

Hang onto that goal and you do what you have to do to make it happen.

When I think of our condition, my heart is heavy. I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals.

Your best penalty killer is your goalie.

I think the problem with growing up and idealizing self-destructive artists is that you only see the beauty they created rather than all the pain that went along with it.

We need to be as well prepared to defend ourselves against public health dangers as we should be to defend ourselves against any foreign danger.

New images surround us everywhere. They are invisible only because of sterile routine convention and fear.

Putin has big plans for Russia...Hats off to the Russians. I think I would just get along very well with Vladimir Putin.

Your absence has gone through me