I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for?

The only way the enemy can tamper with your actions is when

The wise man reveals more than words spoken.

I don't buy the whole mythology of the sixties. I think I'm an intergenerational person.

It's very hard to tour.

Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me.

The road makes a noise all its own. It's a single note that stretches in all directions, low and nearly inaudible, only I could hear it loud and persistent.

Theres a burgeoning film scene in Romania.

Who is the architect? I am the architect.

Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.

I shudder at the concept of a world tamed.