Illusion is whatever is fixed or definable, and reality is best understood as its negation…

The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.

There is only one way to degrade mankind permanently and that is to destroy language.

Advertising - a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.

Even the human heart is slightly left of centre.

We are always in the place of beginning; there is no advance in infinity.

The world of literature is a world where there is no reality except that of the human imagination.

This story of loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework of all literature.

Man lives, not directly or nakedly in nature like the animals, but within a mythological universe, a body of assumptions and beliefs developed from his existential concerns.

The bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything that comes along can settle on it.

It seems clear that the Bible belongs to an area of language in which metaphor is functional, and were we have to surrender precision for flexibility.

Remember to remember: sometimes your adversary is your biggest asset. Where would David be without Goliath? Jesus without Judas?

Duty cannot exist without faith.

What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.

I will say, as a woman, when you put a mustache on, you find out a lot of things about yourself.

Bad grammar is the leading cause of slow, painful death in North America.

It’s hard to market a movie when you’re at the mercy of critics and journalists.

When we are ready to make positive changes in our lives, we attract whatever we need to help us.

I was much more upset by the situation with Jacob than by the possibility of being eaten by a bear.

Success and vocabulary go hand in hand. This has been proven so often that it no longer admits of argument.

I hate having my picture taken.