Gratitude magnifies the sweet parts of life and diminishes the painful ones.

The ultimate form of our technological achievement will be identical to the beginning state of this nature.

Never mind what I say. I am always saying what I shouldn't say. In fact, I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so liable to be misunderstood.

Whenever I see interesting names, I jot them down. I've found them in lots of different places: on the news, in the phone book, even on hotel registry lists.

I do not see as well without her. I do not hear as well without her. I do not feel as well without her. I would be better off without a hand or a leg than without my sister.

The ones who don't do anything are always the ones who try to pull you down.

No one has invented a condom for the pen yet. My pen is still sexy.

And they would all smile at the beauty of destruction.

I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The ideas lose their meaning.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is controlling this, the sanctions against Iran are lifted - but still the US are working on their missile defense system. What is the point of this?

If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.