I guess a witness is all I am. I think as a writer, you're pretty removed. Writing is a very selfish, individualistic pursuit. So in that sense I'm a witness because I'm not participating.

Everybody likes to have a place to think, to meditate, to eat a burrito.

If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.

Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.

If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything.

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?

Don't live up to your stereotypes.

When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination.

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.

Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.

The Stars shine down and watch us live Our little lives And weep for us

Everything that happened to me happened by mistake. I don't believe in fate. It's luck timing and accident.

"Mommy we're not going to be poor again are we?" "Not as long as you have that rare blood type."

If a man will not work he shall not eat.

I am selfish. I am cruel. My mate cannot be less than I.

It is only those who hope to transform human beings who end up by burning them, like the waste product of a failed experiment.

My name is Daniel Lugo, and I believe in fitness

A lot of what's been written about me is not true: of my family history or my choices or my interests. Actually, I've never read anything written about me that was true. It's been completely crazy.

I have a saying: the scandal isn't what's illegal, the scandal is what's legal.

Whether it's on top of a phone booth or a $200 million soundstage, it's about stories.