I have heard people say that they drink to forget their sorrows but the more I drink the more sorrows I collect

Women never have young minds. They are born three thousand years old.

A woman's got as much right -and more cause - to get drunk than any man

Anything's hard to find if you go around looking for it with your eyes shut.

There aren't enough secrets to go round anymore. Some spies are having to invent secrets in order to earn a living.

The only consolation I can find in your immediate presence is your ultimate absence.

You need someone to love you while you are looking for someone to love.

I’m not afraid of the darkness outside. It’s the darkness inside houses I don’t like.

Nothing passes. Everything stays with you. Everything makes it’s mark.

My usual self is a very unusual self.

[On England:] In this country there are only two seasons, winter and winter.

How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success.

I take vitamins daily, but just the bare essentials not what you'd call supplements. I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit, vegetables, tofu, and other soy products.

Teachers who are not actively involved in the learning process themselves, force their students to drink from stagnant water

Grab love of life every day. Because we're all gonna die. It's difficult to live that way. Most people are afraid to. Or can't. I find it very difficult.

A leader has a sound program, has a good policy, and then brings people together to solve problems.

You can be sure you are a man of God if you suffer injustice gladly and in silence.

The illusion of companionship sits waiting in the television set. We keep our televisions on more than we watch them - an average of more than seven hours a day. For background. For company.

Love is a choice, love is an act of will, you can choose to love.

I feel my life has more meaning because I am responsible for another life, although I don't have control over what Lucian - my son - is going to do. He's definitely going to carve his own way.

Writers think in metaphors. Editors work in metaphors. A great reader reads in metaphors.