The text contains no literary criticism. I wanted to describe books, not to be clever at their expense.

Today, religion is systematized, formalized group worship. It’s packaged. We don’t live the divine any longer, we only hear or read about it.

it is the people who control the Government, not the Government the people.

The whole chameleon thing about acting. That's why I'm moving towards directing - it's a much more healthy occupation.

I must say, I rather like the way you manage Will.

When you meet someone, you can silently send them a blessing, wishing them happiness, joy and laughter. This kind of silent giving is very powerful.

it is usually in better taste to praise an isolated action or a production of genius, than a man's character as a whole.

to be black is to be very-hot.

I'm not counting any chickens.

To distract myself from tiresome thoughts, I have only to resort to books; they easily draw my mind to themselves and away from other things.

We agree that man was not created to survive in space.