Reality is a narrow little house which becomes a prison to those who can't get out of it.

The most effective teacher will always be biased, for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm.

To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius.

A perfect God is the creation of a conceited man

When a woman gets the idea of justice, there's no teaching her any sense.

A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.

Politics is like navigation in a sea without charts, and wise men live the lives of pilgrims.

Of all things I find most unbearable is the injustice of one generation to another.

All art is bad, but modern art is the worst.

To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it's true. It's a new world every heart beat.

Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden - it's something you have to make. And you must use your imagination too.

Some things in life are too complicated to explain in any language.

I don't argue things being spiritual vs scientific, because I've never met anyone who knows enough about either to be convincing--including myself.

I believe in the energy of art, and through the use of that energy, the artist's ability to transform his or her life, and by example, the lives of others.

The thing with restaurant talk is you’re not supposed to take it to heart.

Your education experience, talent intelligence, and financial situations don't matter. The important thing is the direction in which you focus your unique, powerful, creative mind

From what I understand about Shakespeare - which isn't a lot - there was no copyright law when he was writing. He sampled at will, and it wasn't seen as a bad thing.

It’s not the fear of writing that blocks people, it’s fear of not writing well; something quite different.

DDP, when I look at you, I see white trash! When I look at the people in the crowd, I see white trash. So maybe you are the people's champion!

One of God's main purposes for your life is to fill you with so much of His love that it overflows onto others.

Real integrity means an answer. It doesn't just mean - it doesn't mean riding the anger. And this is very difficult to do.