I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership.

I know what to do with my life. I just don't know what to do with this one night.

To conform is to lose your soul

It is forgivable to say nothing out of ignorance; it's inexcusable to remain silent once awareness dawns.

All broken hearts are circumstantial. Every lovelorn jerk is the victim of bad timing, good intentions, and someone else’s poor decision making.

We suffered failures of imagination just like everyone else, our daring was wanting, and our daily contentment too nearly adequate for us to give it up.

It is really irritating to work with irritating people

The main questions of everyday life are too enormous to answer in any definitive sense.

I wake up every day in order to do something that's quixotic, and not necessarily called for in the world, but I do it because there's extraordinary meaning for me behind the effort.

My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game.

Without work, so much of one's identity just evaporates.

My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas. The hardest part of this whole movie-making endeavor is finding ideas. That's the real goal.

We have become accustomed to living our life with joy amidst pain and challenges.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

"You like music, Mr. Gurgeh?" Hamin asked, leaning over to the man. Gurgeh nodded. "Well, a little does no harm."

Dogs are very different from cats in that they can be images of human virtue. They are like us.

I do think it's important that we experiment with new vocabularies. That new words help us conceptualize our social existence in a different way.

When people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.

I actually wanted to be an exotic dancer, but that didn't work out so I thought I'd take on acting.

Live, laugh, and love!! Blessings!!