How do you rid the Earth of humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.

Why did they come billions of miles just to stare at us? It's rude.

But hope is no less realistic than despair. It is still our choice whether to live in light or lie down in darkness.

Even the most sensitive person can get used to even the most insensitive thing. Cruelty isn’t a personality trait. Cruelty is a habit.

You know how sometimes you tell yourself that you have a choice, but really you don't have a choice? Just because there are alternatives doesn't mean they apply to you.

Sometimes in my tent, late at night, I think I can hear the stars scraping against the sky.

So often the monsters that crowd our minds are nothing more than the strange and thoroughly alien progeny of our own fearful fantasies.

You are the nest. You are the hatchling. You are the chrysalis. You are the progeny. You are the rot that falls from stars. You may not understand what I mean. You will.

You can only call someone crazy if there’s someone else who’s normal. Like good and evil. If everything was good, then nothing would be good.

It's almost dawn. You can feel it coming. The world holds its breath, because there's really no guarantee that the sun will rise. That there was a yesterday doesn't mean there will be a tomorrow.

It's hard to plan for what comes next when what comes next is not something you planned for.

What are you going to fill it with?" she asks. "Holy water or something?" "Probably Dasani, " Thomas replies.

We're not thirteen and this isn't a locker room." "Fine, fine. Just remember, I had to watch Dr. Phil with Mom for two months after I had knee surgery. I'm practically a psychiatrist.

When there is painThere is sadnessWhen there is sadness There is hatredOne who fall from this will never rise up

Farmers worry only during the growing season but town people worry all the time.

Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.

Your kid's ordinary. And so are you.

Wit doesn't make girls pretty.

Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused.

It can be really frightening for young people to see their parents fighting. Remember, you're not alone and there are people out there who can support you.

I shot [Dream of Life] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti [Smith].