The shortest and the hardest journey to make is the inner one.

Having not said anything the first time, it was somehow even more difficult to broach the subject the second time around.

Lovers die inward that their flames conceal.

Etiquette-a fancy word for simple kindness.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

When I'm writing fiction, I read nonfiction or biographies. Now I'm watching very old movies or old foreign films. I don't immerse myself in whatever's going on in whatever area I'm working in.

I love using gas grills because they are easier to heat and it's much easier to control the flames with a gas grill than with a charcoal fire. Grilling is not just about lighting a fire.

For me the grotesque is necessary to understand beauty.

Some pushers are way better than others.

I'm like old shoes. I've never been hip. I think the reason I'm still here is that I was never enough in fashion that I had to be replaced by something new.

When you have a big problem to solve, break it down to smaller ones first.