The trouble with fiction, " said John Rivers, "is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense.

In silence, an act is an act is an act. Verbalized and discussed, it becomes an ethical problem ...

With the single exception of the American Revolution, the aftermath of all revolutions from 1789 on only worsened the human condition.

It's so hard to think in winter. The world seems confined in the space of your heart

It's always a challenge to make an independent film. It's always a challenge to make a low budget film.

I felt like a sinful person when I dated men and allowed them to feel for me in a way I knew I could never naturally feel for them. That felt wrong and a lie.

I like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt.

The writers who have the deepest influence on one are those one reads in ones more impressionable, early life, and often it is the more youthful works of those writers that leave the deepest imprint.

So take a chance and don't ever look back.

When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: 'Did I win this medal?'

It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.

AFC Wimbledon in the League! Talk about the ashes rising from the flames.