Mobs have passions, not brains.

As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction

It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.

The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer

Words are the only bullets in truth's bandolier. And poets are the snipers.

If everyone could understand the working of a psychopath's mind, we undoubtedly would be closer to insanity ourselves.

Nobody gets beyond a petroleum economy. Not while there's petroleum there.

Seduction... was both a science and art - a blend of skill, discipline, proximity, and opportunity. Mostly proximity.

Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become.

History viewed from the inside is always a dark, digestive mess, far different from the easily recognizable cow viewed from afar by historians.

The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.

I never sat down and said, 'I'm going to write historical fiction with strong romantic elements.' It was just the way the stories went.

I make fun whenever I go. If I go to restaurant by myself, rest assured, people will be talking about it.

We know in whom we believe, and that, so long as we trust God utterly, all must come right.

If someone says "You're not doing that right," hand him the shovel, sit and watch. That's the right way to garden.

The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.

I'm a lifelong Simpsons fanatic and I wanted to create my own animated show, one day.

Some jobs required a certain level of detachment; a turning off of emotions in order to do the things that needed to be done.

I go to various boot camps 4-5 times a week, and I try to get some Pilates in there to thin and tone.

Instead of seeking success we should look for fulfillment. And fulfillment is giving total attention to the process of living.

I am 67, but I'm not too old to make a fresh start.