The night I was born, my great uncle Moanea, the village forester, shot a wolf. The villagers roasted it in the fire and fed the meat to the dogs.

Man is by nature a curious animal. You can hide the truth from him temporarily, but not for ever.

He thought of his wife, of his son, of his youth. He thought of life. He thought of death and then he thought of life again.

Never give up on learning because what you put up there in your brain, ” he indicated my head with his index finger, “the Communists won’t ever be able to take away from you.

Stalin is dead! Stalin is dead! No school today!” we yelled. “Stalin is dead! No school today...” was a chant to linger in my ears for years to come.

The cane leaves a mark on your flesh for a few hours, a day or two. The good answers to the questions leave a mark on your brain for many years, sometimes even for life, ” my father said.

People didn't vote left or right in the election. They voted for putting an end to all the primitive political history.

The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians

Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as soul-destroying, as the absence of heroes.

Death is like taking an intermission when you can't come back. I like living and being around.

Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones

I would have met Jesus sooner if not for Christians who led double lives.

Sooner could a fish live upon a tree than the wicked in Paradise.

It really wasn't my thing. It still isn't my thing, the whole science-fiction action thing. I prefer simpler, character-based movies.

I've been so lucky that there's been such an intense and positive response to the line. It's one of the craziest things.

What if the way we perceive a problem is already part of the problem?