This is England," he explained. "Tell someone it's a procedure, and they'll believe you. The pointless procedure is one of our great natural resources.

The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.

I realize Jubilee is a bit of a stripper name. You probably think I have heard the call of the pole.

Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

i miss you so much it's giving me a pain in my pancreas.

Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.

It's always easier to say good-bye when you know it's just a prelude to hello.

You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.

I like you because you were mad. And you're pretty. And pretty sane for a mad person.

Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.

I have no phobias. Phobias are irrational. My fears are rational and CAREFULLY CULTIVATED, like roses.

Even if it means I’ll never be the man you give yourself to, I’ll always do anything to protect you.

The arts stimulate imagination. They provoke thought. And then, having done that, all sorts of other things happen.

Recording music is not really the healthiest thing for the body.

Obvious effort is the antithesis of grace.

If we give someone a piece of bread and butter, that's kindness, but if we put jelly or peanut butter on it, then it's Loving Kindness.

Watch over me, Father, so that everything I do may be with the intention of pleasing Jesus.

I became very critical of zoos and circuses and keeping animals in captivity. I wish it was against the law.

Filling a need that others aren't addressing has always been a focus of the companies that I have been involved with.

I don't want to be a director. I want to direct. There's a difference.

(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?)