The atoms of the earth are formed inside of stars. Nothing really dies, everything is transformed.

Later: Woke up at 3:00 am and crept into Davids room. I talked to David about the ghost who came to live in his body, the sad soul who was taken back into the earth.David’s trophies are dusty again.

For a time I hovered in that peaceful dreamland where nothing at all works properly but everything is okay.

Sit there for five hours? Certainly not! A player must walk about between moves, it helps his thinking.

To heal the ancient battle between darkness and light, we may find that it's less about defeating one or the other, and more about choosing our relationship to both.

I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character.

I just like to do work that inspires me, and I don't pay any attention to whether it's a high- or low-budget movie.

Prejudice is a seeping, dark stain, I think, more difficult to fight than hatred-which is powerful and violent and somehow more honest.

Drinking coffee for instant relaxation? That's like drinking alcohol for instant motor skills.

The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.

Any woman whose I.Q. hovers above her body temperature must be a feminist.

If you have a small view of your sin, God's grace will be small to you.