Everyone has something they don't want anyone to see; that is one of the functions of a home, to provide a spot to keep such things.

[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.

The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.

Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts.

Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces.

The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one.

I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is stare at it.

If you can't love yourself the world will only hate you.

Now, finally has the elevator arrived. The stairs was about to become a personal inferno.

I'm against Trans-Pacific Partnership now. I'll be against it after the election. I'll be against it when I'm president.

The most interesting thing about acting is when you go to the dark places, that's a lot of energy. When you go to the happiest places, it's also a lot of energy.

Language is a finding place, not a hiding place.

Music is music; you don't have to put a label on it.

It's a big thing to feel like you're doing something that's actually affecting people.

I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you're about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.

I'm clearly not Brad Pitt, and I'm never going to be Brad Pitt.

I'm just not a quitter and I just never, ever give up. I was forced to adapt because if I didn't, I was losing inspiration only doing what I was doing.