Some flowers need flames to find their way into this world.

A statue stands in a shaded placeAn angel girl with an upturned faceA name is written on a polished rockA broken heart that the world forgot

Sometimes I wonder if any of us are cut out for the lives we lead.

The vocabulary of one’s self-criticism is so impoverished and clichéd. We are at our most stupid in our self-hatred.

The public is not cognizant of the real value of education, and does not realize that education as a social force is not receiving the kind of attention it has the right to expect in a democracy.

Each man has to work out his own understanding of what needs to be done, and then prepare himself to take advantage of the opportunity to succeed in a big way.

I love to cook and entertain.

Everything French is amazing, especially creme brulee, but then burnt sugar works for me in any capacity.

I just want real creative freedom without worrying about, you know, car payments.

I don't think journalists in World War II were objective about the Nazis, and I don't think they should have been.

My father is so in love with making movies, and he'sso charismatic about it, that it's hard to be around him withoutwanting to make movies.