To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing to do with each other. Pretty went with miraculously, and merely belonged in another paragraph entirely.

Climb the day, Drop your dreams, Possess the day.

Who judges the judge who judges wrong?

I'm solitary as a pulled tooth, Lonely as an unwelcome truth, Lost as a minnow out of school, A genius in a crop of fools.

Kisses were better than potions.

No sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden.My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead.

Voices and faces aren't manifestationsof good or bad.

There is only one thing to learn and that is how to love and be love.

Government is not reason it is not eloquence - it is force.

Global warming is a political issue. It is as much a political issue to the left as abortion is. It's as big a political issue as health care is.

Storytelling is storytelling. You still play by the same narrative rules. The technology is completely different. I don't use one piece of technology that I used when I started directing.

If there were already a path, it would have to be someone else's; the whole point is to find your own way.

In order to deal with the chaos that exists in the world today, you need some grounding. That grounding best comes from knowing who you are.

And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all day.

Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.

And never resist a perfect moment.