Tears and laughter, they are so much Gaelic to me.

Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

There's never an end for the sea.

Don't look for meaning in the words. Listen to the silences.

The creation of the world did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day.

If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.

If you don't know where you are currently standing, you're dead.

Nothing is more real than nothing.

You're on Earth. There's no cure for that.

I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.

Dear incomprehension, it's thanks to you I'll be myself, in the end.

Forms have changed through the centuries in obedience to the external world to which all forms belong.

Somewhere between what is...and what can be...begs the question...what are you meant to be?

No matter how much enthusiasm and effort you put into writing, if you totally lack literary talent you can forget about being a novelist.

If you can imagine a thing, conjure it up in space then you can make it... The universe is real but you can't see it. You have to imagine it. Then you can be realistic about reproducing it.

Our approach [to global security] has changed by the way we've elevated development. The biggest lesson is to recognize global responsibility.

I'm a winner. Dwyane's a winner. We're going to bring winning to Miami.

A picture is nothing but a bridge between the soul of the artist and that of the spectator.

Maybe I could just James Bond my way down the cable if I draped the scarf over it, clinging to the ends as my body careened down it to safety-- Careened. What an ugly word that was

My life has been enriched by excellent human relations, work and interests. I have never felt lonely.

I don't love the years going by. I'd just as soon stay forty-five. But it's OK because I feel a whole lot better than I did at thirty-five.