Historians are presumed to be unable to "do psychology," which is "mystical" anyway, so they are forced to accept the most "rational" explanations... "and it is on these that history is built.

Psychohistory, as a science, will always be problem-centered, while history will always remain period-centered. They are simply two different tasks.

The beauty of the present and the future can only be seen by those who are willing to let go of the past.

She said all a body would have to do there [Heaven] was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever.

Being alone is not the same as being on your own.

Alcoholics never win but always do sin.

I hate the comparative idea that you have to love your spouse more than you love your parents.

Unfortunately, every time there's a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.

I remember thinking, I want to work for the camera.

It is difficult, almost impossible, to find the book from which something either valuable or amusing may not be found, if the proper alembic be applied.

Every acting gig isn't the same, every writing job isn't the same, every live performance isn't the same - the challenge is the level of difficulty or ease, and that may vary.

I love going somewhere like Japan where you can't understand a word of the advertising - you just see it for its aesthetic beauty, without feeling that you're being sold something.