Religion is not a melancholy, the spirit of God is not a damper.

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect us oft, and worshiped be.

What gnashing is not a comfort, what gnawing of the worm is not a tickling, what torment is not a marriage bed to this damnation, to be secluded eternally, eternally, eternally from the sight of God?

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

I carry the seeds of death within me and plant them wherever I linger long enough to love.

While natural disasters capture headlines and national attention short-term, the work of recovery and rebuilding is long-term.

I prefer working on films. I like the variety. There is nothing better than playing a bad girl for two months, then playing someone sweet for the next two. Films give you this opportunity.

The circus comes as close to being the world in microcosm as anything I know; in a way, it puts all the rest of show business in the shade.

The only thing that we cannot control is our supporters.

Bud Powell's probably the biggest influence on my piano playing.

Ignore the trade-pub narratives about how little success indies enjoy.

I would be happy living on a massive ranch in Montana and not seeing anyone except my friends and family.

All sins, except a sin against itself, Love should forgive. All lives, save loveless lives, true Love should pardon.