The only form of action open to a child is to break something or strike someone, its mother or another child; it cannot cause things to happen in the world.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

Was mutual need enough to risk trusting a calculated enemy in hopes of destroying a more powerful one?

Backward we are naturally to all good things, and it is a lesson of grace to learn to go forward in the ways of God.

I don't think you can really trust a man who likes to dance.

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

Recalling, for me, is a great way of living, so not to forget.

Politics and acting are very closely tied. The job is to convince.

The system is not perfect. Until it's perfect, let's do away with the death penalty.

I believe that all fiction is personal and all writing is at some level personal.

Please excuse Jason from eternal damnation. He has had amnesia.

Dogma, static positions, consonance - all these are obstacles to catching the disease of art, at least in its more complex forms.