Please try not to need me. That’s the worst bait of all to a lonely man.

A man without words is a man without thought.

All great and precious things are lonely.

My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.

An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.

Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.

Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.

Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.

He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.

Courage and fear were one thing too.

Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.

Too bad that miserable tribe died with their secrets.” Tossing the crystal across the table, she announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, the kingdom of the gods is within our grasp.

No man fully capable of his own language ever masters another.

I think I'm really obsessed with characters that lose their face, in a way. I think it's very moving.

You live your comedic life close to the edge, you're gonna cross the line and offend people.

I hear Jesus telling us to stop negotiating with Him, to stop offering something we think we have in exchange for His blessings.

There was a time I wanted to go into politics. And so all of a sudden, here I am, I guess. I'm in the thick of it.

Those big-shot writers ... could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.

There are a lot of things my mother taught me and helped me and disciplined me and made sure I stayed on the right track. And there are a ton of things that only my father could have taught me.

This is my religion. I take long breaks now when I don't perform and I am not myself when I am not performing.