The mind is a curious thing, Abby. We see what we want to see, we hear what we're hoping to hear. The one thing we all do well is fool ourselves.

And you, you’re an angel, ’ he said, scornfully, ‘but an angel from a hot place. Since I’m the devil, that makes you one of my subjects. I think I’ll brand you.

...the human animal is a selfish beast...

You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.

It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.

If you want to make movies you need to think on a micro-micro level and figure out how to make them for nothing with people who really care about your movie and really want to make it.

The relationship between [John] Adams and [Tomas] Jefferson was extraordinary. They differed on every conceivable issue, except on the Revolution and the love of their country.

Forgive, forget, learn the lesson and move forward!

Refuse to believe and research is a way to the truth.

This is the province that pioneered dreaming big.

The imperfect is our paradise.