If an image is powerful enough, if it resists us, if, by its obscure coherence, part of it escapes our understanding, then it means that something has been won from reality.

Being an artist is nothing, or at least, not enough; what you want is to be a poet.

There is something beautiful about photography; it allows the self to be reunited with the world.

There is the refusal of style and the refusal of sentimentalism, there is this desire for clarity.

There was a time where I chose my jobs based on what jobs were available to me, so I would choose 100 percent of them.

I suppose I'm like most coaches now, standing on the sideline hoping somebody asks them a question.

People are often unhappy in the Christian life because they have thought of Christianity, and the whole message of the gospel, in inadequate terms.

If you're studying Buddhism you never really have enough time because you're going to die.

We're a spoiled, lazy culture, full of ethnic pride that has to have a parade for every nationality.

I don't know how the heart withstands it.

I always had this secret suspicion that I was special.

I hope Stoke stay up this season, and stay up for long enough so that they can get enough money and buy some footballers.

The problem I've got is that I really, really like drugs. I love everything about them. It is horrific being sober all the time-utterly awful.

Shared joy is increased, shared pain is lessened.