I stress character, character, character.

And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things.

'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.

And the walls became the world all around.

There must be more to life than having everything.

I know that if there’s a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart.

Emeralds,' said the rabbit. 'Emeralds make a lovely gift.

Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.

I wish you all good things. Live your life, live your life, live your life.

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.

And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!

I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.

People always equate beauty with good, but it just ain't so.

I think what my father appreciated was the science experiment of life. He had these kids, and they had their own experiences. He wanted us to discover the world for ourselves.

Up to now we have faced external problems in an isolated fashion. One of these problems is precisely the drug trade and what has been the result? A very weak and fragile position.

If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work.

The way to bless God is to bless someone He loves. Bless someone in need.

They’re always like, 'That’s not what happened in the books, so the show’s really bad now.' But really, they just feel insecure because they’re used to knowing what’s coming next.

I didn't seem to have that effect on anyone but it would have been a waste for both of us to be saints.

deep down I believe my year was a special year: it produced me.

The peoples of the earth are one family.