I suppose if you simplify things, it's going to make it easier to understand.

If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.

The arts are the only things that separate us from the other animals. The arts are not decorative. ... They are essential to our comprehension of consciousness and ourselves.

Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.

Do you know what a playwright is? A playwright is someone who lets his guts hang out on the stage.

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt that it didn't matter.

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf means who's afraid of the big bad wolf ... who's afraid of living life without false illusions.

You're alive only once, as far as we know, and what could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing you hadn't lived it?

You gotta have swine to show you where the truffles are.

One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand.

School curricula that ignore the arts produce highly educated Barbarians

Believe in yourself, your abilities and your own potential. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. You are worthy of all that you dream of and hope for.

Never forget to appreciate yourself and to reveal your own inner beauty.

Sometimes in life there's no problem and sometimes there solution. Within this space - between these apparent poles - life flows.

Intimacy with God is that I can come in with the honesty of my heart, tell Him how much I'm hurting.

The salvation of birds and beasts, oneself included - this is the object of Shakyamuni's religious austerities.

Writing is a solitary occupation, and we like it that way.

As far as the press is concerned, they're going to say what they want to say. Probably about 10-15 percent of the time It's accurate.

It's gonna be short if it's news; put it at the top. Style's not an issue, just make it news.

If anybody can make a change it's the rappers.

Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.