Every story starts with an idea, but it is the characters that move this idea forward.

The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.

A boy and a girl, dressed in the T-shirts and denim that are the shabby uniform of this age.

They ex­pect­ed to lose. And there­fore, they lost. [..] Peo­ple who start think­ing deep dark thoughts in the mid­dle of a war start ex­pect­ing to lose.

Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.

Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.

A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all

You might argue that the history of contemporary art is a series of avant-garde movements, each new wave outraging the last.

The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.

At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.

He who retreats lives longer.

Lies don't make you happy. They just make you lie about being happy.

until you prove what is in you, what is in you shall always be what is in you

The important thing is somehow to begin.

Contentment is knowing you're right

After fifteen minutes nobody looks at a rainbow.

You'd be amazed at how much power women have over men - and the basic control is nagging... Men are very simple creatures, like puppies.

Every advance in knowledge brings us face to face with the mystery of our own being.

There are no ideas in the South, just barbecue.

To do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction.

You don't have a baby based on that publicity madness. People don't live like that. Especially black people who were raised in families with morals and standards and integrity.