Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.

We are all worthy of one another.

It is fairly easy to grasp abstract moral principles; it can be very difficult to apply them to a given situation, particularly when it involves the moral character of another person.

We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it the priority and we sustained it with the money required to make it happen.

I'm never sure who I'm writing for, or who's reading me, but I definitely see myself in conspiracy with my readers.

Lie not down wearied 'neath Woe's weeping willow; work with a stout heart and resolute will.

The thing about relationships is, when you are in the middle of one, they consume your focus.

I don't see myself as ever being like anybody else.

Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture.

I was never nervous directing. Not once. I'm more nervous acting. I'm far more nervous on set, before I say my lines, than I ever have been, as a director.

If you have form'd a circle to go into, Go into it yourself, and see how you would do. They said this mystery never shall cease: The priest promotes war, and the soldier peace.