(U)derneath all the complexity of human life that uneasy stare at an alien nature is still haunting us, and the problem of surmounting it is still with us.

A person who knows nothing about literature may be an ignoramus, but many people don't mind being that.

Literature is still doing the same job that mythology did earlier, but filling in its huge cloudy shapes with sharper lights and deeper shadows.

Those who loves you truly will touch your soul not your body

To be against rationalization is not the same as to be opposed to reasoning.

What you don't sweat out when you're young will turn into tears when you're old.

He left His Father's throne above, (So free, so infinite His grace!) Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race.

When I was a kid, I thought history was the most boring subject of all. I shouldn't blame my teachers; I should blame me, but I'll blame them.

Some women need no jewels to make them sparkle. You are one of them. -Royce Westmoreland

I regretted not being a person in shape many a day while we were making this film [Swiss Army Man].

Getting down to the nitty-gritty, most people are motivated by unconscious motives most of the time.

I'm a total Republican, but I've never claimed to be a Christian-right conservative. They're a large but dwindling part of the Party.

Most men of business think "Anyhow this system will probably last my time. It has gone on a long time, and is likely to go on still.