Let him have the key of thy heart, who hath the lock of his own.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

Beware of assumptions that seem "obvious" in one decade. They may become quaint in the next.

I have a single track mind. I work on an idea for a long time. It's like getting acquainted with a person, and I don't get acquainted easily.

As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. That's why they hire you; to take the role and make it real.

One truth I know for sure is that I am so blessed in my life.

I want to have a bunch of kids so I can boss them around.

In Paradise there are things which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has thought of.

I don't know why it's so hard for me to say those three words. Most guys throw it around like breath, like bait.

Being, not doing, is my first joy.

I think I'm making music that's pretty universal.