Knowledge of the name gives him who knows it mastery even over the being and will of the god.

To learn a new language is, therefore, always a sort of spiritual adventure; it is like a journey of discovery in which we find a new world.

It is necessary, first of all, to find a correct logical starting point, one which can lead us to a natural and sound interpretation of the empirical facts.

The facts of science always imply a theoretical, which means a symbolic, element.

The impulse to connect the dots - and to share what you've connected - is the urge that makes you an artist

My advice is to make acting your second career choice

Art is why I get up in the morning but my definition ends there. You know I don't think its fair that I'm living for something I can't even define.

You can realign people's physical chemistry with sound.

I don't know what I'd do if I was making a romantic comedy; I wouldn't feel like I was earning my $100 a day.

Not everyone can invest their heart into learning something and making it fully realized, and the chances are 9 out of 10 that it's gonna get thrown away.

Fear doesn't necessarily mean that we have to stop. It doesn't mean that we are failures. It doesn't mean that we are cowards.

I came to the conclusion that people were just peculiar, I withdrew from them, and never thought about them until I was forced to.

When a novel comes, it's a grace. Something in the cosmos has forgiven you long enough so that you can start.

I don't much like to think that being a bachelor girl limits how you see the world. On the other hand, I know it certainly limits how the world sees you.