... We [can't] escape the influence of sin in the world, but [do] we have to pay money to see and hear it firsthand?

There are only two forces at work in this world- black and white. Only people are grey.

The past has no power to stop youfrom being present now.Only your grievance aboutthe past can do that.What is grievance?The baggage of oldthought and emotion.

My dark secret is I’ve always wished I was Gatsby. As heartbroken as he was and as horrible a fate as he endured, I admired that he loved. It’s a difficult thing to do.

Everyone, to those weaker than themselves, is kind.

A man without passion would be like a body without a soul. Or even more grotesque, like a soul without a body.

I was reading William Shawcross's biography of the Queen Mother, dressed in my witch outfit! And you know what? It was a really good mix; it was a therapeutic mix.

It is failure that is easy. Success is always hard.

You can sometimes learn more working with less talented people, because you learn to survive.

It was too nerve-wracking, a shocking spectacle, like seeing an old, calm friend go insane.

Remember. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it's your turn.

Now here's a good one: you're lying on your deathbed. You have one hour to live. Who is it, exactly, you have needed all these years to forgive?