For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

I have a decision to go, but I am not sure to choose which other prison on the earth.

We create our own reality through our thoughts, emotions and beliefs.

Paranormal. It rolls off the tongue with such poetry but it means something like, beyond normal. There is nothing paranormal about magic. Magic is the norm. —Penny SweeneyMagic All Around

Anger and folly walk cheeck by jowl.

You know it's hard to hear what a bearded man is saying. He can't speak above a whisker.

There is nothing so costly as ignorance.

We do not know. We can only guess.

When a monster stopped behaving like a monster, did it stop being a monster? Did it become something else?

A simple equation for the production of successful art work is lots of reference material plus lots of art supplies equals lots of painting happiness.

I think the concern over rising interest rates is ahead of itself because I think inflationary fears themselves might be premature.