My son, beware of a plain damsel who charmeth thee, for she needeth much wile, and useth diverse weapons.

Imagination is like a lofty building reared to meet the sky; whereas fancy is a balloon that soars at the wind's will.

To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.

There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lies happiness.

Love is only chatter, friends are all that matter.

I never saw a purple cow; I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one.

The fear of women is the beginning of knowledge.

Old friends, we say, are best, when some sudden disillusionment shakes our faith in a new comrade.

If in the last few years you have not discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table, the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress.

Without bigots, eccentrics, cranks and heretics the world would not progress.

Dare to travel on your defined path.

The only permanence is change

Musicians tend to get bored playing the same thing over and over, so I think it's natural to experiment.

I have not given much credence to reviews of my films. Sometimes they're wrong, but it didn't matter to me.

I say a lot of things I shouldn't say.

Writer is a miner; he works in the gloomy places like a miner to get the precious material.

Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles

Disability is not a brave struggle or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live.

Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.

It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.