Movies are not novels, and that's why, when filmmakers try to adapt novels, particularly long or complex novels, the result is almost always failure. It can't be done.

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.

There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.

Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.

One should never underestimate the power of books.

If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.

Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

Self-love is essential. Until you can learn how to feel loved in an empty room, you will not feel loved for very long in any other room.

Destiny always have a choice

...you play the instrument you have.

I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world.

The best religion is the most tolerant.

People always form images of who others are, and they can be inflated images.

The greatest thing about being a comedian is knowing other comedians. And you get to talk to them. Its the most fun.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

Nothing is permanent about our behavior patterns except our belief that they are so.

It’s the feeling of total control. When you are properly trained, your body works hard — but when you move, you do not suffer. That’s the feeling I am looking for.