History is a succession of things that ought never to have happened, and the writing act is a kind of revenge against this.

No more lies and speeches of delusions out of the reality of our existence

Ciara, there are certain things a man does not ask of a lady.""You are not asking.""Aye.

We are in the same boat

Mystical bliss, joy and rapture are part of both yoga and vipassana. When the mind is concentrated, purified, bright, unblemished, free from defects, pliant and steady, this positive joy arises.

A billion years or so into eternity, how many toys we accumulated during this life will not seem too terribly important.

It never occurred to me that I was hired because I was black. But it did occur to me that because I was black it would give a different historic element to the film.

To me, love has always meant friendship.

I have always found the word 'Europe' on the lips of those who wanted something from others which they dared not demand in their own names!

I'm very competitive. I just go with what engages or fascinates me in my work and that's it. I have no definition; I just love to do it.