Human beings believe just as they breathe - in order to survive.

Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.

I don't suppose you have many friends. Neither do I. I don't trust people who say they have a lot of friends. It's a sure sign that they don't really know anyone.

Over time, loneliness gets inside you and doesn't go away.

Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.

We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we're awake.

We all give up great expectations along the way.

I can't die yet, doctor. Not yet. I have things to do. Afterwords I'll have a whole lifetime in which to die.

I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.

It is impossible to survive in a prolonged state of reality.

Silence makes idiots seem wise even for a minute.

Who I am? Am I thinking?

Poverty can be brought about by law

Maybe you’re worried that I won’t seduce you?

Things fall apart. But things don't just fall apart. People break them.

Perhaps only when people can enjoy their differences as a resource of cultural enrichment do they become truly civilized.

Billy Graham is for the hereafter. I'm for the here and now.

Everyone wanted his relatives to be proud of him, didn't he?

I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his.

Sun, silence, and happiness.

I can't play anything until I find something that connects to my life, something I can carry as my secret map or code for the character.