How is it possible for someone who believes that the world was created in six days to have a rational conversation with me, who doesnt believe that, about other possibilities?

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.

There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.

Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.

One should never underestimate the power of books.

If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.

Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

If peace is what every government says it seeks, and peace is the yearning of every heart, why aren't we studying it and teaching it in schools?

Shadows of doubt will always fall behind you when you keep your face towards the sunshine. Believe in God

The pale water which goes away along paths of silence.

As your golf improves, your concentration will improve with it.

If everyone could understand the working of a psychopath's mind, we undoubtedly would be closer to insanity ourselves.

We recognize and respect the right of either country to build a physical barrier or wall on any of its borders to stop the illegal movement of people, drugs, and weapons.

If you really think the environment is less important than the economy try holding your breath while you count your money.

Unless you work in demolition, don't burn bridges.

I've been a documentary photographer for much longer than I have been a filmmaker.

Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better.