Know a man by his metaphors.

The trick was not to stifle the emotions, but to control them. Love, anger, grief – all were weapons in their way, but they needed to be kept in check.

You pay by the hour, even if the job only takes five minutes. I don’t do fractions.

Slow animals always become prey in the end.

If cats could count, they’d start getting nervous around the time they put paid to their fifth life.

A condensed Shakespeare with all of the dull parts removed, leaving only the great moments of drama: ghosts, and bloodied daggers, and dying kings.

But he was wounded, and tired, and winter was still upon him.

It’s a full-time job being homeless. It’s a full-time job being poor.

Misery loved company, but damnation needed it.

But one discarded dreams and got dressed, and made what one could of the day.

When I was young, I thought classical music was only the background noise for cartoons.

You can't plan for feelings. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it'll be okay anyway.

Dare to seize every opportunity on your life's journey.

Someday I’d like to see something rise up out of the earth –just for the sake of variety.

A miracle is an event which creates faith. That is the purpose and nature of miracles. Frauds deceive. An event which creates faith does not deceive: therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle.

To me I've just really, really found a relaxed, peaceful side of my life and I'm enjoying it.

The ordinary activities I find most compatible with contemplation are walking, baking bread, and doing laundry.

It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.

Adventure is an attitude, not a behavior.