Indiscriminate use among unintelligent leads to chaos.

The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.

I have always preferred conflict of individuals over the battle of extreme ideologies.

There'll come a moment when you think you can make it, and you'll try.

Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is just fine as long as its contained.

You're on your own now. You are not helpless. You will find your way.

Well, let me tell you, gentlemen, the games of the devil are not restricted to those confined to hell. Others can play them.

Credo quia absurdum – I believe because it is absurd.

What a man can't remember doesn't exist for him.

Hate and love are essentially the same in that the person who loves is as easily manipulated as a person who hates

A man's weaknesses may intrude on his faith but they do not diminish it.

We have to learn that personal suffering is a more effective key, a more rewarding principle for exploring the world in thought and action than personal good fortune.

Want is always hungry and searching whereas contentment is steady, calm and receiving.

Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.

We all die twice - once when we actually die and once when no one on earth recognizes our photograph.

With all those prizes the most interesting thing is getting on to the shortlist, because that tells you who people see as your peers.

Hitler was unapproachable and impenetrable even for those in his close company.

What a gigantic step it is not to move.

The older I get, the more I feel those kinds of ghosts - especially the women in my life - moving out of the shadows a bit more and becoming more present in my life.

I think love is the core emotion. Without that, and I've certainly existed without that, it's a very empty life.

Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws.