Fear nothing for every renewed effort raises all former failures into lessons all sins into experience.

Misfortune never comes singly. It's surrounded by bodyguards.

A good host is someone who really takes care of everyone, from the food to their daily programme. I can't.

My mom was sarcastic about men. She would tell me Adam was the rough draft and Eve was the final product. She was a feminist minister, an earth mom who wore a bra only on Sundays.

Even if love doesn't stay, be thankful for the visit.

To what faults do you feel most indulgent? To the ones that arise from urgent material needs.

I'd been a stepparent for about two years with a woman who had a child, and I came to realize I adored children and was good with them. So I was very happy when Anna got pregnant.

I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic, in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two.

If I am going to get in a cab to go home, and I see a sign for an open house, I will go in. I like real estate because I am the boss.

Mrs Bawden yanked me away from the table and dragged me across the food hall. I tried to twist away from her, but she had a grip like a python on steroids.

And you yourself are recognizing that you are in 'relationship with a beautiful and powerful woman and we both definitely don't want to surrender to each other'.