I, myself, don't like to see a film on Friday night and then forget it by the next day.

One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.

I think every single person perceives things differently. We are all singular.

The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer.

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the other.

I think striking the right tone for your story is, if you like, the alchemical work of writing.

I think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema.

I don't think good films have messages.

I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize.

I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it.

God’s standard is expressed in the Bible, and the ultimate example of that standard is Jesus Christ. When we live by the truth, we possess integrity.

knowledge depends on the mode of the knower

Letting go is easy. Anyone can do that. Love is fighting for someone to stay. That's what takes work.

None are so blind as those who will not see.

Give me a lever long enough And a prop strong enough I can single-handed move the world.

Maybe the French will get a manned craft into space if they can get a rocket strong enough to lift a bottle of wine.

I listened for the echo, and I heard only praise —

The ears of the common people are holier than the hearts of the priests.

No man should have a secret from his wife. She invariably finds it out.

Every good thing in the world stands on the razor-edge of danger.