Never give away your work. People don’t value what they don’t have to pay for.

Malicious gossip takes the place of creation in non-creative lives.

What man can imagine he may one day achieve.

We might likewise say that humans are the neurotics of the animal world, in that they are the only animals who must choose to be instead of just instinctively being.

The dark has to be contained in the light or the light will be contained in the dark.

Many an author will speak of writing, in his best work, more than he actually knows.

If civilization ever achieves a higher standard of what constitutes normality, it will have been the neurotic who led the way.

imagination is new reality in the process of being created. It represents the part of the existing order that can still grow.

The more specific you are, the more universal you are.

In order to go anywhere it is necessary to be where one is.

The dead hand of research lies heavy on too many novels.

Professors of literature collect books the way a ship collects barnacles, without seeming effort.

A succubus on the set. Strike that, the health-conscious kid sister made it two… succubuses. Succubusees? Succubi? Stupid Latin correspondence course.

A love song must respect the canons of music beauty, entering the fibers of those who are listening. It must make them dream and pleasantly introduce them to the universe of love.

First and foremost comes my family and my life with Brad. We have so much joy in raising our children and teaching them about the world that nothing really compares to that.

The task of saving the earth's environment must and will become the central organizing principle of the post-Cold War world.

I believe modeling is a combination of natural talent, the ability to adapt to different situations, hard work, and, most importantly, luck.

I love when brides tell me they want to do something special and unique, but I'm not a fan of doing anything too crazy.

The fear of murder has grown so enormous in the United States that it leaves a taint, like the mark of Cain, on everyone murder touches.

Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It's a huge passion for me.

Being hungover is like winning the lottery, only they pay you in regret.