People pretend things didn't happen. Or so what, they happened, it's okay. Well, it's never okay. It's always ruined.

When it comes to books...They're like lifelong friends to me; I need to know they're there, even if I don't check in with them on a regular basis.

There is this sense of time when you're traveling, that the time is not how you know it, but how a country knows it.

You panic and you rage, then this calm settles over you, and you remake yourself.

So he earns your undying love by reading a book under a tree?" Cole said dryly. "Why didn't I ever try that approach? I like books and trees.

Death, however clearly foretold, still came unexpectedly.

We must learn from our struggles.

The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand.

Disasters teach us humility.

A smile can open a heart quicker than a key can open a door.

There are two things to be considered with regard to any scheme. In the first place, Is it good in itself? In the second, Can it be easily put into practice?

To believe all men honest is folly. To believe none is something worse.

Sometimes I work on film sets. I've done this for 40 years. I always wanted to photograph on the set of an Ingmar Bergman film. Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity.

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum