If only religious leaders could be trusted, then maybe there wouldn't be so many problems. They have perverted any truth that the Bible may have.

A good, all-loving god would not destroy his creations no matter how they act. He tells parents to love their children unconditionally. I say 'you first, God.'

Looking at the Bible, it would seem that God is just a more highly evolved human.

Get close enough to someone and his or her halo slips--not because they're bad, but because they're mortal.

We don’t get to choose what happens to us—but we always get to choose how we react to it.

Every day is full of opportunities, but an opportunity is full of only so many days.

The acquisition however perfectly of skills is not an end in itself. They are things to be put to use as a contribution to a common and shared life.

I am not trying to be young again. But I do feel the need to capture that energy in story form before it slips from my mind, to recount those adventures if not relive them.

Aussie culture is pretty relaxed in general, but at the same time people know how to work really hard to go above and beyond what's expected of them.

All emotion is involuntary when genuine.

I like working with fish, so naturally I like seafood.

Well, I have a lot of food references in my work.

Most of my wardrobe is vintage, and I've worn dresses to the Oscars that I got for $10.