He did it because he could not help himself, which explains everything and nothing

This pain is comfort. It is the solace of physicality, like a touch.

Doing nothing was as honourable as any available course of action. Think of Hamlet, think of Job, think of Jesus before Pilate.

I stare out at the real world projected on the windows

His suffering was no more real than he was.

Reality, it seems, is not a flat plane, but has as many veils as an onion has skins.

For someone to be perfect, they must be real, however imperfect they are.

It is a matter of mere coincidence that there is often a real individual who corresponds with a celebrity, signifies them.

You need to bridge the gap between reality and freedom. Drugs are the bridge.

I feel underslept but overjoyed. Nothing feels so good as this.

Is the writer cruel that makes his characters suffer only to bring them to triumph or tragedy in the end?

Do not fear, have faith.

I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Don't be concerned who is watching you. The triumphs and merits of others belong to them - as do yours to you. Make the most of what you've got.

How you ever gonna know if you're the best? How you ever gonna know what you believe in, if you don't put it to the test?

Their racial characteristics are such that we cannot understand or trust even the citizen Japanese.

There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives.

My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage.

The future of work consists of learning a living.

Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.

Loud-dressing men and women have also loud characters.