That unthinkable, adult truth: that need is not transitive, that one may need without oneself being needed.

Nobody knows, nobody can ever know, not even in memory, because there are moments in time that are not knowable.

I could not persuade her that a place does not merely exist, that it has to be invented in one's imagination.

People like my grandmother, who have no home but in memory, learn to be very skilled in the art of recollection.

I was already well schooled in looking away, the jungle-craft of gentility.

Need is not transitive, one may need without oneself being needed.

Remember, I'm the only person her who's paid to be nice to you. But not too nice. Give me any lip and I'll break your face. OK?

You've got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.

Comics are so full of amazing work. And I can’t look at a drawing of a woman without thinking of, for instance, Wallace Wood and his amazing way of capturing beauty.

You must allow yourself to start thinking BIGGER and acting BOLDER with regards to what's possible for you. Seriously. Don't wait. Start now.

I think aerials is designed for China and I'm happy to be the one to make this a reality.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

The history of science is everywhere speculative. It is a marvelous hiatory. It makes you proud to be a human being.

The body can limit our ability to experience life to the fullest, especially if we identify ourselves as being only our bodies.

In my mind, I'm hilarious, so I would love to do some comedy. But, I'm not exactly sure my perspective is a healthy one.

Kubrick was one of those directors who actually did practically everything in his movies. He actually directed, photographed, wrote, lit, edited - everything. A few people can be like that.