The constrained lives of his characters made me wonder how my own existence might appear in his hands.

Everyone knew as much as they needed to know to be happy.

I was irritated by the way he conflated his own shifting needs with an impersonal destiny. I want it, therefore...it's in the stars!

Writers owed their readers a duty of care, of mercy.

In difficult moments it’s sometimes a good idea to ask yourself what it is you most want to be doing and consider how it can be achieved. If it can’t, move on to the second best thing.

You don't drown because you can't breathe. You drown because you try to breathe what is not breathable.

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better.

The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed.

Everyone can say 'I Love You' but not everyone really means it, so believe it when you feel it, not when you hear it.

Of course, there are dangers in religious freedom and freedom of opinion. But to deny these rights is worse than dangerous, it is absolutely fatal to liberty.

You cannot but learn more of the world's heft, as you take it now into your hands.

Being a human being is lost. For 120 shows, the one that goes bad is the one that people will talk about.

A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a psychologist.

I just don't see how anyone can hate America. I mean, crap, I live there. What more do you need?

He who upholds Truth with all the might of his power,He who upholds Truth the utmost in his word and deed,He, indeed, is Thy most valued helper, O Mazda Ahura!