This is what dating is like, I thought, this horrible mix of boredom and fear and humiliation and confusion.

But I remember the place with fondness ... not perfect but, all in all, not a bad memory.

There are photographs of people you don't recognize and photographs of you in ways you don't wish to be remembered, but they each contain elements of places or times you do not wish to forget.

Change rarely happens in doses large enough to choke you. Everyday you swallow a little more and expect a little less.

I might not yet be falling in love, but I might be flirting with the promise of love, the idea of love, the making of a place in my heart for love, though it may have been more a wish than a promise.

The feeling of freedom, driving into scenery as green and lush as a postcard of Ireland was close to bliss.

What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat?

Those who win never quit.Those who quit never win.

The journey may be fraught with challenges, yet it continues, for even the smallest leaf must embrace destiny...Persistence is the key...

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

I think Red Sox fans have always been good to me; they've treated me well.

I got incredibly heavy boots about how relatively insignificant life is, and how, compared to the universe and compared to time, it didn’t even matter if I existed at all.

Prior to being a Canadian, I'm also Middle Eastern.

Do I want to die from the inside out or the outside in?

There's only a handful of directors who really understand what I call the alchemical balance between a man and a woman, in a woman's body, which most people consider the strong woman character.

Make the basic shot-making decision early, clearly and firmly, and then ritualize all the necessary acts of preparation.