If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask?

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.

Hate is a lack of imagination.

Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt

Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.

A single feat of daring can alter the whole conception of what is possible.

Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content: the quiet mind is richer than a crown.

People who like quotes love meaningless generalizations

When I was little, I'd pick flowers wherever I traveled with my mom, then dry them, cover them with resin, and turn them into paperweights.

God seems to reward us with good, delightful experiences when we move with joy through the less-than-delightful times.

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. [Omnes relinquite spes, o vos intrantes]

Being an actor you have a lot of expenses.

The internet to me is kind of like a black hole, and I never really go on it.

Sound and sound design has always been very important to my approach to film, because it is a more subversive and allusive aspect of the medium.

I have no idea what my persona would be. As far as I'm concerned, I'm changing all the time.

The 1st question the effective decision-maker asks is: 'Is this a generic situation or an exception?'

The opposite of consumption is not thrift - it is generosity.

The gift from my Secret Santa wasn't anything special. That makes me sad. I bet you anything that Mary Elizabeth is my Secret Santa because only she would give me socks.