The hippo of recollection stirred in the muddy waters of the mind.

Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening.

She got on with her education. In her opinion, school kept on trying to interfere with it.

It was sad music. But it waved its sadness like a battle flag. It said the universe had done all it could, but you were still alive.

The fastest way to travel is to be there already.

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.

We're on a mission from Glod.

The Captain of the Watch says if you're still in the City by sunrise he will personally have you buried alive.

Or -- and this she knew was a far more accurate way of looking at it -- the book was true and reality was lying.

I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.

In my experience, what every true artist wants, really wants, is to be paid.

The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages its own people to criticize the government harshly.

My body is filled with vibrational balance. I am in love and light always

Trust in yourself.

Ridley creates a very immersive world, so when you walk up to a Ridley Scott film set you're in Ridley Scott's imagination, and it's a really comfortable, cool place to be.

Stories are different every time you tell them - they allow so many possible narratives.

I am drinking the stars

I would paint a portrait which would bring the tears, had I canvas for it, and the scene should be -- solitude, and the figures -- solitude -- and the lights and shades, each a solitude.

I don't see how a person can be sensuous - unless they're just, you know, following some kind of script - without being vulnerable.

Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.