People wonder how they are ever going to change their lives, but really it is frighteningly easy.

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

A scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.

A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

At some point you just have to turn around and face your life head on.

Our own personal brand of courage - in relationships, in conflict, in our principles ­ - is as unique as our fingerprints.

I’m telling you, trouble is like the ocean. It covers two thirds of the world.

I could not stop talking because now I had started my story, it wanted to be finished. We cannot choose where to start and stop. Our stories are the tellers of us.

We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, 'I survived'.

It is certainly impossible to imagine forgiving the enemy while their animus remains undefeated.

When man was created it was not for this purposeTo become taken over and be utterly worthless

You're wondering if I really would slit your throat. To tell the truth, I don't know either, but think of the fun we could have finding out.

Couldn't I just be a bit loony instead of gifted?

Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country.

A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug.

Tammy Faye, I really like the woman. I wanted to be her kid.

People should practice an art in order to make their souls grow and not to make money or become famous. Paint a picture. Write.

Most of my inspiration, if that's the word, came from books themselves.

Don't tell us what to believe, what to fear. Show us belief's wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear's caul.

I don't really study television or how things do or don't change. So I don't know anything about that. I'm just a stupid actor.