There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down.

I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound or what they mean, but even what they look like.

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism.

We seem to believe it is possible to ward off death by following rules of good grooming.

As technology advances in complexity and scope, fear becomes more primitive.

No sense of the irony of human experience, that we are the highest form of life on earth, and yet ineffably sad because we know what no other animal knows, that we must die.

I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.

I don’t want your candor. I want your soul in a silver thimble.

What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric of our salvation.

California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.

James - "Are you paying attention or just trying to make me look like an idoit?"Elizabeth - "Oh, I'm definately paying attention. If you look like an idiot it has nothing to do with me.

When you spend time in the presence of God, you will experience everlasting peace and joy.

Life, like classical music, is full of difficult passages that are conquered as much through endurance and determination as through any particular skill.

If you want the perfect relationship, start with the one you have with yourself.

I'm actually pretty shy in real life. But I guess in front of the camera, I focus.

There aren’t many sure things in life, but one thing I know for sure is that you have to deal with the consequences of your actions. You have to follow through on some things.

I think that people can fall in love with someone who is not of their own generation.

Things omitted are often more deadly than errors committed.

Your truth really can't be twisted. It is what it is. That doesn't mean that a person can't develop and change and reinterpret their life.

I work a seventeen hour day, and I'm personally responsible for 108 staff members in the embassy.