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

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.

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.

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.

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.

It is amazing the information we give away. We make it easier and easier for criminals.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.

Could I imagine being a piano? That'd be awesome. I'd throw a D-minor at you to make you sad, then an F-major to make you happy!

I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living.

Children cannot eat rhetoric and they cannot be sheltered by commissions. I don't want to see another commission that studies the needs of kids. We need to help them.

Avoiding the doctrine of Hell is one step away from denying it altogether.

Inside a crowd, you have no right to complain about the crowdedness, because you are already a part of it!

Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree.

Don't surround yourself with people who just affirm you. Surround yourself with people who challenge you.