There are really only two ways to react to the extraordinary. The first is to ponder the grand purpose until all the fun is sucked away, the second is to enjoy it.

I’m always looking for the monster. Not even just in horror. I want them in everything. Just give me the monsters. Logical conclusions don’t satisfy. Monsters satisfy, absolutely.

Empathy is what separates human beings from teenage boys.

A little style is a good thing, but you can’t trust a person who won’t be ugly in front of you.

The best writing deadlines are poverty and death.

People who move to New York always the same mistake. They can't see the place.

Doubt is the big machine. It grinds up the delusions of women and men.

I have my teachers who tell me what to do. I'm not quite old enough yet to be truly independent.

Nearly everyone could be undone by an old woman's displeasure.

The poor aren't defeated. We're domesticated.

No matter where you go, poor people have the capacity to endure. Some people even compliment us on it, as if endurance is all we can achieve.

Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.

If there is no God for thee Then there is no God for me.

It's fun to be sarcastic, but now I'm able to express myself in a way that's much more sincere.

If we are to continue to have the freedoms that came of the inspiration of the Almighty to our Founding Fathers, we must return to the God who is their true Author.

We used to have more references to things that we pulled out because they almost felt like they were trying too hard to allude to something.

We must be true to ourselves. And we must be true to others, whether they believe we are or not.

It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.

Football gives the African people hope, a true motivation for their life.

The best way to deal with that is to live in a fully conscious, compassionate, loving way. Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to recognize that this is the only way to live.

She's staring down her desires, while they're staring down her dress.