I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it.

In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.

Learning what you don't want to do is the next best thing to figuring out what you want to do.

Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself

You can't stop suffering, you can't stop terrible things from happening, but you can bear witness... The least us reporters can do is go there and tell their stories.

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.

The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.

Don't fall in love with a bonobo, because it's gonna die.

You can be lonely even when you are loved by many people, since you are still not anybody's one and only.

We're not exposed to a lot of guys.

Why do people measure life by the years instead of how good the years were?

One thing and only one thing a Masonic Lodge can give its members which they can get nowhere else in the world. That one thing is Masonry.

People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am.

The more I study the world, the more I am convinced of the inability of brute force to create anything durable.

Matter moves, but Ether is strained.

Fashion has always been my defense mechanism.

The more successful I get, the more I am reminded that in the minds of a great many people I will never be anything more than my body. No matter what I accomplish, I will be fat, first and foremost.

I'm not disciplined enough to be a writer consistently. I write when I have to.