The sound of thunder, the smell of rain. The earth giving birth to another season. Nature's labor pains...beautiful.

There should be more to writing than entertaining an already-brain-dead society and making money. If not, then you miss the point of writing.

Some people are here on earth because they were sent to hell

Making sensible choices is short-term thinking

Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.

Fatal accidents never happen because of just one mistake. It takes a whole chain of stupids lining up just so to put a full stop at the end of an epitaph.

In this world of ours, a world of powerful centers and subjugated outposts, there is no wealth that must not be held in some suspicion.

Tragedy, as you know, is always a fait accompli, whereas terror always has to do with anticipation, with man's recognition of hisown negative potential--with his sense of what he is capable of.

A feature film is twenty-four lies per second.

The only thing my mother would say to me about my music - I'd say, "Mom, listen to this," and she'd say, "Junior, I know who you are."

Bessie?” I looked down at the bull serpent. “But… he’s too cute. He couldn’t destroy the world.” -Percy Jackson

Friendly counsel cuts off many foes.