The only skill that cannot be perfected is perfection itself.

Nothing and no one is perfect. It just takes a good eye to find those hidden imperfections.

Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.

All she wanted was a breathing space in which to hurt.

if we want individuals to take responsibility for their actions we must first establish a rational, effective and empowering means of separating individual responsibility from that of the collective.

It's always dangerous to overinterpret what Donald Trump says at any one moment.

I have over 5000 costumes, and the furniture and memorabilia that goes with them.

A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.

Fiction is a bridge to the truth that journalism can't reach.

The charge is prepared; the lawyers are met; The judges all ranged (a terrible show!) I go, undismay'd. For death is a debt, A debt on demand. So take what I owe.

It's not all about acting. It's about giving an art of entertainment to humanity.

If you're saddened by another's sorrow, then sorrow will never come to you. If you are happy at another's joy then joy will never leave you.