Like God, art seemed to hover over us, perhaps benevolent, and often sublime, but constantly, maddeningly out of reach.

When men age they're called sophisticated. When women age they ain't called at all.

People say women shouldn't have long hair over a certain age, but I've never done what everyone says.

I eat healthy and stay active and drink plenty of water.

When you love somebody, or something, its amazing how willing you are to overlook the flaws.

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.

From time to time the continent shifts, and everything that isn't fastened down slides into Southern California.

A good story often increases the salability of an item without increasing its actual value.

Modern civilization has no understanding of sacred matters. Everything is backwards.

At the same time, there's something magnificent about volcanoes; they created the atmosphere that we need for breathing.

Books are a world in themselves, it is true; but they are not the only world. The world itself is a volume larger than all the libraries in it.