Though a story may begin as a lie, perhaps it can be made true. Perhapsd their ultimate power is found in how they inspire us to action.

In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.

Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.

You are stronger than me, " Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.

If mankind was playing a baseball game, he would still be choosing his lineup after the game was over.

By blood a king, in heart a clown.

To see the greatness of a mountain, one must keep one's distance.

This search for perfection - which is a search for divinity - is nothing more than the failure to accept our existence the way it is.

I have always been very comfortable in little clothing; its part of my job.

They are looking in utter darkness for that which has no existence whatsoever.

Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.

I saw people who were hostile; they had felt so much hurt that hostility was their only defense against being crushed again.

[Making Ordinary People] was a wonderful experience. Tremendous. I haven't seen it since. It belongs to the public now; it no longer really belongs to me.

I don't regret it, you know. I would do it all again. Children are our hope for the future." THERE IS NO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, said Death. "What does it contain, then?" ME.