No man is worthy of unlimited reliance-his treason, at best, only waits for sufficient temptation.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Eye can only see something ifidea about it has been in mind.

Avoidance is paying forward that which I would be much wiser to pay off.

Try to find your deepest issue in every confusion, and abide by that.

Ideally you want to be a couple of months ahead on a project. But I rarely am.

I'd rather be a musician than a rockstar.

The nicest notes I've received from readers are those that tell me I've gotten them back into reading for entertainment. For me, there is no greater compliment.

When you make a film, it's a bet. You don't know how the film is going to be, anyway.

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself.

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard.

All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and happy.