He stood on the ice, his teeth chattering in the cold, a cold that seemed to come not from the lake water or icy wind, but from a direct transmission from outer space.

Your lack of fear is based on your ignorance.

A woman should be like water, able to flow over and around anything.

Should could no longer feel grief. She was now like a Geiger counter that had been subjected to too much radiation, no longer capable of giving any reaction, noiselessly displaying a reading of zero.

Intellectuals always make a fuss about nothing.

The whole universe is in darkness, but we remain lit. We're a tiny bird tied to a branch in the dark forest, with a spotlight trained on on us.

Science and technology were the only keys to opening the door to the future, and people approached science with the faith and sincerity of elementary school students.

Everyone likes to reminisce, but not one wants to listen, and everyone feels annoyed when someone else tells a story.

In his mind, the city, as it awoke from its slumber, seemed to be built on quicksand. The stability was illusory.

We aren’t only called to become Christians

Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.

The only thing that happens overnight is recognition. Not talent.

I don't relate to that angst-y kid who hates their parents because they were horrible. It's just not my life and it's not the life of a lot of my friends.

The measure of love is to love without measure. - attributed to Saint Augustine

I generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me.

You can't tell by looking at a film-clip whether it is a drama or a documentary without knowing how it was produced.

Seeing artistically does not happen automatically. We must constantly develop our powers of observation.

God shields the souls of the innocent the best He can from the Devil's torments.

Pseudoscience is like a virus. At low levels, it's no big deal, but when it reaches a certain threshold it becomes sickening.