There are no mineral monsters.

An anomaly is not an abnormality. Diversity does not signify sickness.

Science is a contemplative possession of reality through exclusion of all illusion, error and ignorance.

To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical.

Either philosophy reinforces communal beliefs, in which case it is pointless; or else it is at odds with those beliefs, in which case it is dangerous.

Similar to a butterfly, I've gone through a metamorphosis, been released from my dark cocoon, embraced my wings, and soared!

We have come to love darkness of religion more than seeking for the knowledge of God.

I could never stand to be a writer. Not a real writer. It's entirely too awful, having thoughts that refuse to become sentences.

If you ask me what's harder, being famous or flying to space, I'd say fame is much harder.

You just have to keep getting out of your own way so that whatever it is that wants to be written can use you to write it.

As it was, I couldn't escape the feeling that I was out of my element. I found myself thinking of a book I'd left half-read at home and wishing I'd stuck it in my purse so I could pull it out now.

The fact is there hasn't been a thrilling new erogenous zone discovered since de Sade.

There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback.

Everyone dances to his own personal boomboom.

Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.