Tradition is no longer a continuity but a series of sharp breaks. The modern tradition is the tradition of revolt.

The Mexican...is familiar with death. [He] jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it. It is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love.

Beyond myself, somewhere, I wait for my arrival.

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.

To love is to battle, to open doors, to cease to be a ghost with a number forever in chains, forever condemned by a faceless master; the world changes if two look at each other and see.

Deserve your dream.

A flower without a stem, is beauty waiting to die. A heart without love, is a tear waiting to cry.

Love is not a desire for beauty; it is a yearning for completion.

A civilization that denies death ends by denying life.

Every moment is nothing without end.

Whatever is not stone is light

The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.

Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.

There are only two classes in good society in England: the equestrian classes and the neurotic classes.

I do call upon a little Fish Mooney energy sometimes, believe it or not.

When you start a new project and they say, "Your director is going to be Joe Blo," you're hoping that Joe Blo will be the next Martin Scorsese, but it doesn't always work out that way.

Here are your waters and your watering place. Drink and be whole again beyond confusion.

You kind of can't help who you'll fall in love with. I'd date someone who isn't in the business in a heartbeat.

Wonderful, glorious things are in store for you if you will only believe, obey, and endure.

Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their fellows.

The wise man seeks little joys, knowing that life is long and that his quota of great joys is distinctly limited.