Supporting segregation need not be racist. One can believe in segregation and believe in equality of the races.

Freedom is such a precious commodity. Yet sometimes the freest of people devalue it the most.

The Grutter and Gratz decisions, taken together, represent a sad and tragic chapter in American history.

I think you love him more than you can bear.

Neither can you explain yourself to me. Nor can I explain myself to you. You have your sadness and I have mine.

Hatred is as much an attachment as desire. Love liberates.

I'll love you until I'm ashes in the dirt beneath the Earth. Then, I'll love you even more.

What's important is to get into shape and then not to have to worry about it. I don't want to get on stage and not being able to do something. Not being physically fit doesn't work for me.

You want to make a representative selection, but at the same time, you want to give a sense of the whole project. I have this big conflict in my writing life that I'm trying to work out all the time.

Well, I've cleaned bathrooms in a warehouse. That was pretty terrible. But I can't complain because I'm sure other people have done worse.

You might be a redneck if you missed 5th grade graduation because you had jury duty.

Character is a strange blending of flinty strength and pliable warmth.

The best films in the world, you've got to beg and plead and try your best to get.