If you want to be your own master ... always be surprised by evil; never anticipate it.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

Dexter, I love you so much. So, so much, and I probably always will. I just don't like you anymore. I'm sorry.

As god is my witness, it was never my intent to throw out the constitution. I thought it was hanging by a thread, and I could save it... You don't save it by cutting that thread. - President Nielson

Would you like to take away the person? Or would you like to take away the heart?

The only day you should never write and achieve your goals is when the day ends with the letter y.

Most of the time it is a good job and a good honour to fight against people's values, because most of the time people's values are irrational and absurd!

I refuse to see literature as amusement, as a game. I think that you ought not to approach literature without a moral responsibility for every word you write.

Ultimately, making movies, if you don't have a big star, it's hard to do. Or if it's not a star director.

It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other.

The songs started as a soundscapes, and then came the words and music; each song took at least a year to make.

Fans will come if you have a good product.