Have we freed this man or cursed him?" he wondered aloud."Freedom is never a curse, brother, " Thirty-four insisted. "But it is often a hard road.

If you believe our cause so hopeless, why join us?""Because you offered something I had forgotten could be offered, a choice. And I choose to die free.

I cannot believe the path to victory lies in staining our souls so black we become indistinguishable from those we fight.

What do you think the world is if not just an endless parade of madness? To make war is madness. To seek power is madness." She laughed louder, throwing her arms wide. "And madness is glorious!

Only in war does the madman become sane.

War is ever the folly of the ignorant. But I have seen much to convince me some wars must be fought, to the bitterest end if need be.

It's a rare man who can guard against beauty.

The price of stability is unpreparedness.

Courage?" I gave a very soft laugh. "I find courage is just another of life's illusions. In the end, we all do what we must.

Lust? I have no desire to incite lust in anyone."Veliss turned to her with a quizzical expression, her smile suddenly genuine. "Then I'm afraid you're in for a lifetime of disappointment.

Non est ad astra mollis e terris via" - "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars

Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems.

The only freedom you truly have is in your mind, so use it.

Style is to see beauty in modesty.

Nothing's ever entirely new. It's more a matter of what gets picked up from the past at each time.

On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers.

I guess that storytelling would be for me to keep making art that touches people in a way that nothing else can.

I have a theory that kitchens, once they reach a certain level of complexity, attract new gadgets into their orbit, like planets. Only this can account for the fact that I own two melon ballers.

We should all be eating fruits and vegetables as if our lives depend on it - because they do.

The body has to be looked after: one has to be very caring about the body and very loving to the body. And then, its very spontaneity purifies it, makes it holy.