He caught me up on wings of light, and showed me the realms of his creation, the glittering gemstones paving his heaven. He left my body weak and spent, my spirit gorged with honey.

For me, the most magical truth of this universe is that no magic is required.

As soon as you stop wanting something you get it. I've found that to be absolutely axiomatic.

A prototype is a question embodied

And sometimes you look at the first poems by someone and you go, "They have freshness and a sense of wonder that is never recaptured again by that poet."

The triumph of sugar over diabetes.

Bodies are cleansed by water; the mind is purified by truth.

Nobody in this world was born to be the same as anyone else. Turning people into robots, especially children, is a crime against nature itself.

I have some calls out to Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Eddie Murphy. I said, 'I won't star in any blockbuster films if you stay out of animated films.' They just won't call me back.

There's forgiveness if you ask forgiveness, you truly repent, and you do make an honest effort not to do that anymore.

Editing is a very tough period. You're confronted with yourself. It's a deep, dark, truthful mirror.