There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you. That's never possible.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

Things are always better in the morning.

It's not necessary to tell all you know.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

Very little is needed to make a happy life

Tamaki to Kyoya: I thought you wanted more because your eyes don't show satisfaction now.

No people in the world other than the English would have had the courage, in the midst of war, to tell the people such unvarnished truth.

I'm constantly searching for ways to do better because I believe life is an evolution. It's not about reaching an end goal and hanging up your hat...It's about continually growing.

Only those who obey can believe, and only those who believe can obey.

Life doesn't last, art doesn't last

I want to go about like the light-footed goats.

I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen.

To be creative you actually have to do something.

The same men who are blind and deaf to feminism are acutely sensitive to what threatens their dominance and privilege.