I come from a newspaper background, so maybe Im attuned to current events.

If a police officer arrests a mime, does he need to tell him he has the right to remain silent.

Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space between your desire and what is right, the happier you will be.

His life was two lives now: the life he would have and the life he would forever wonder about.

Life, he thought, is a blatant act of imagination.

And even if they don't find what they're looking for, isn't it enough to be out walking together in the sunlight?

What business does memory have with time?

He wished he could reassure his mother: a man wants many things in life, but when one of them is also the right thing, he would be a fool not to choose it.

He considered it a shame when people couldn't grasp the infinite-a failure not just of imagination but of simple vision.

I realized the structure in a collection is how they're put together. Structuring the collection became the art of it for me. Because the stories had all been written.

A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.” “That’s only three.” Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.

We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.

You’re crazy.”“No one sane is this awesome, ” he said as he pointed a finger at himself

I hate it when people are impolite to waiters or to the valet or the guy in the supermarket. There's no need for that; it doesn't cost anything to be polite.

This is a great opportunity for gear heads to celebrate the holiday, show off their hot rods and visit the aquarium.

You are My sight, so have faith. You are My Face, so veil yourself

The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the short straw. In this case it was the rain forest.

When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.

With a lot of actors, you've got to chip through the surface to see who the real person is.

Instead of seeking to pinpoint blame, seek to understand cause.

The best way to compile inaccurate information that no one wants is to make it up.