Oh, talking is not so bad as that," said the Jester. "True, most people say only silly things when they speak. But it's easier to ignore them if you're saying silly things yourself.

Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity.

Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems.

Only bad books have good endings. If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end.

Whether it’s chocolate or socks, the rule is the same; the darker the better.

Some secrets are meant to be known- but once known you can never forget them.

Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.

Truth is only stranger than fiction if you're a stranger to the truth. Which means you're either a liar or you're fictional.

Very little in this world makes sense.

Why did so many grown-ups want to be young, she wondered, when it took so long to grow old? It was like going on a million-mile road trip then wanting to turn around without getting out of the car.

This book will not harm you unless someone throws it at you which is a possibilty never to be discounted.

Creating is like the oxygen in my air.

Mapmaker mapmakermake me a mapone to one scale, without a single gap.Map every rock, every thought, every treeand erase all the territory.

Every person struggles with the self to find and kindle their special radiance, which comes from cultivating kindness, charity, and love.

It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.

I can't give you 150 takes. I can't even give you 30 different ways of doing it! I don't have the talent or the range for it.

All our ignorance brings us closer to death.

Wealth is measured by the level of experience in all aspects of life

I'm really close to all of my family.

Acting can be the healthiest profession in the world, because it allows you to do things you can't do in real life. It allows you to understand more than just what life provides you.

I edited Big Funk, some of the footage was shot by Peter Care. We were film buffs as much as music buffs, and so there are film reference as well as sound references.