One man's idea of perfect order is another man's chaos.

The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.

The whisper of the dusk is night shedding its husk.

Where there is cake, there is hope. And there is always cake.

Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

Nothing is worse than being alone on the evening of the day when one's cow has exploded.

Only once in a generation does anything as fresh as a vomiting detective come along.

The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion.

Most people tend to think the best of those who are blessed with beauty; we have difficulty imagining that physical perfection can conceal twisted emotions or a damaged mind.

Any drunk who has tried to put his car where a lamppost stands is a self-educated physicist.

Given my heritage and the ordeal of my childhood, I sometimes wonder why I myself am not insane. Maybe I am.

The true lessons to be learned from Albert Speer are those that help us to recognize the Albert Speers living amongst us.

A pier is a disappointed bridge

When at night you cannot sleep talk to the Shepherd and stop counting sheep.

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.

In all things, the heart must take precedence. The heart rules over all things, and all things come from the heart.

When we look up at the sky, we are trying to find the way to ourselves.

Heart's ease! one could look for half a day Upon this flower, and shape in fancy out Full twenty different tales of love and sorrow, That gave this gentle name.

Pre-planning is essential. Research, research, research. If you are going to do a portrait, know as much as you can about the person beforehand. The web makes this very easy.

Whatever road you choose, I'm right behind you win or lose.

Villains are kind of hard to really know on a personal level when you see them as mean, unsensitive-type people.