There must be logical minds among all species if they hope to survive. Not everyone can be bridled with hope and optimism.

If you always depend on others then you'll never succeed. It's best to learn that lesson now.

I'm my own person, and in that I'm unique. Pain, anguish, those are all just part of the experience. The more you go through, the stronger you become.

One person should never decide what happens to the majority.

The way I see it, you can live your life as is, continuing to feel like an underdog, or you can step up. Be someone who matters, and make a change.

One thing is painfully clear-I can't trust anyone.

There had been trials involving water, a time when witches were persecuted, bound, and tossed into the largest nearby body of water to see if they would sink or swim.

Things around here function on lies because if people knew the truth, it wouldn't work.

It seems ironic, expecting the unexpected, like she had fabricated pieces of her story to make it more interesting. Considering my boredom with the current version, I can't imagine the first draft.

The moods he's shown me have all been vastly different...as different as summer and winter, sometimes with fall between them.

There are things in this life that you must face alone. Birth is one of them-death is another.

Love that is within you is also flowing through the hearts of your neighbors and friends.

You will get what you want, but you have to expect it with your open heart.

Aim high, hit high.

History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward.

I have to respect other's opinions even if I don't agree with them.

A good rule for writers: do not explain overmuch.

Thanks to the growing strength of environmental organizations, there will always be some back country to provide us with a touch of wonder and a breath of fresh air.

If you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.

Are you appalled at existing conditions? Don't waste your energy trying to change conditions from without! Change the Human Heart from within.

I don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy writing for my generation who's like 60 - and it doesn't work.