The things that make us happy make us wise.

The further in you go, the bigger it gets.

Stories last longer: but only by becoming only stories.

God, he thought, her eyes are so bright, flashing, deep, full of promise, all those things eyes are in books but never are in life, and she was his.

Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

The better you tell an old story, the more you are talking about right now.

Almost as soon as it was lit it began to sound as though it were running down, but in fact it would continue to run down for a long time. He knew the feeling.

...I believe that doubts, honestly expressed and wrestled with, produce a faith that is stronger and more intimate than doubts suppressed under the veneer of faith.

Too often, we put up with mediocrity, telling ourselves that later in life we’ll do what we want.

Creativity requires openness and growth mind to new experiences and explore new possibilities.

Buried emotions are caged nighthawks that have fallen in love with the moon. They don’t understand the sun because they were born with the darkness of shadows in their soul.

I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me.

A large part of the problem, is that young people are being born into the world and growing up without much hope. And so, they become murderers, they become suicide bombers.

Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed and said, In that case, what is the question? Then she died.

What level of crazy is too much for you? I'm just curious.

I would say I try to make my comedy really personal. I try to tell stories that happened to me, experiences from my life.

Acting advice is a bit like your parents teaching you how to drive a car. You know they're right, but you still kind of want them to shut up a bit.