It is only in his head that man is heroic; in the pit of his stomach he is always a coward.

The world doesn't come to the clever folks, it comes to the stubborn, obstinate, one-idea-at-a-time people.

Peace is not a passive but an active condition, not a negation but an affirmation.

People that trust themselves a dozen miles from the city, in strange houses, with servants they don't know, needn't be surprised if they wake up some morning and find their throats cut.

Love is like the measles, all the worse when it comes late.

having considerable mind, changing it became almost as ponderous an operation as moving a barn, although not nearly so stable.

I had a vision ... of being found on the pavement by some passerby, with a small punctuation mark ending my sentence of life.

Every crucial experience can be regarded either as a setback, or the start of a wonderful new adventure, it depends on your perspective!

when knowledge comes in at the door, fear and superstition fly out of the window.

The mystery story is two stories in one: the story of what happened and the story of what appeared to happen.

Conflict is the very essence of life.

I said I was "just tired", but I never told you what I was tired of.

A courageous person is one who faces fearful things as he ought and as reason directs for the sake of what is noble.

I do not know two finer people and could not imagine better news. May your lives together be happy and long. Congratulations, brother.

Australia has a thing where apparently it's fine for me to dress up as an Asian woman. No one has questioned that.

My friends and I started making films when I was still in kindergarten.

If you want to create vital, long-lasting love, you must become a master of verbal & nonverbal appreciation

Clarity and perseverance are difficult in American society because the basis of capitalism is greed and dissatisfaction.

Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything.

To me, friendship means loving tolerance.

I don't compete with other people in the industry, I compete with myself.