Ulysses was an elaborate prank, and our supposed intellectual elite continue to fall for it.

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.

I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it

Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way.

I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.

There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you

There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane.

Rain is Love, Love is Bliss, Bliss is Blessing.

Emotion it self is blindfold. So one second of your life control by emotion it's the definition of selfishness.

Trauma is any stressor that occurs in a sudden and forceful way and is experienced as overwhelming.

Rhinos are just fat unicorns. If we'd give them the time and attention they deserve, as well as a diet: They'd reveal their majestic ways

My acting coach breaks down what happens to people's bodies when they do drugs. She breaks down what happens physiologically to you.

I'm an ecumenical reader, grew up with all sorts of fiction, teach writing, went to the Iowa Writers' Workshop, so my tastes and interests are broad.

I tried surfing once in Brazil, but I'm kind of clumsy.

If the Commander-in-Chief will look beyond the defence forces, he will discover that the real India is not military but peace-loving.

I derive a tremendous amount of pride in developing places that everyday people can experience. I like to create beauty in everyday lives.

The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of changing their views to fit the facts, they try to change the facts to fit their views.