I hate the way my mother thinks.

Yep, there's special eyes that only Jesus can give. When people have special eyes, they can see past a person's face and show other people love.

Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent.

They who shared none of my defeats should take no pride in celebrating my successes.

People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.

Fear, uncertainty and discomfort are your compasses toward growth. If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don't run you've already lost.

The longer you work in this business [movie], the more you start to be able to see the carpentry. You can see where things are going, and it's harder to surprise you, as a reader

Some readers tell me, 'We always treated our maid like she was a member of the family.' You know, that's interesting, but I wonder what your maid's perspective was on that.

That was the most exciting period, I think: at first, when you get the success on that really large scale.

Focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose.

I am afraid. I am not solid, but hollow. I feel behind my eyes a numb, paralyzed cavern, a pit of hell, a mimicking nothingness.