Everything, good or bad, was down to me.

That's what came from having romance in your soul. You believe in things like love at first sight and perfect presents.

Share too much and someone can hurt you.

I was in charge. Of it all. All the time. For ever.

Christmas is a time for families.

Every second counts

If things go wrong, you don't have to accept you made a bum decision.

Welfare reforms and the whole “happy” exploitation movement are not “baby steps.” They are big steps–in a seriously backward direction.

Be teachable.

Sometimes I want to impersonate a fountain, but specific circumstances don't allow me to do it.

If the history of the Day of Atonement has anything to say to us now it is: never relieve individuals of moral responsibility. The more we have, the more we grow.

I suspect that the word (art) was invented by second-rate intelligences to describe the incomprehensible activities of their betters.

I spent a lot of my youth working outside in the elements, and I kind of revel in defeating tough weather.

The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective.

I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.

The way his plump hand clutched at her hip seemed somehow improper; not morally, aesthetically.

This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.