We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.

Before you hate something you should try to understand it.

Writing is an antisocial act.

You can't be blocked if you just keep on writing words. Any words. People who get 'blocked' make the mistake of thinking they have to write good words.

Arnold was a dog's dog. Whenever he shuffled along walks and through alleyways, he always gave the impression of being on to something big.

Silence is a way of saying: we do not have to entertain each other; we are okay as we are.

The English inn stands permanently planted at the confluence of the roads of history, memory, and romance.

Children can ask what adults don't dare to because we don't want to admit we're scared and we don't really want to hear the answers.

An idyllic childhood is probably illusion.

Talking's just a nervous habit.

Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.

If it's IN you to climb you must -- there are those who MUST lift their eyes to the hills -- they can't breathe properly in the valleys.

This man is the bee's knees, Arthur, he is the wasp's nipples. He is, I would go so far as to say, the entire set of erogenous zones of every major flying insect of the Western world.

Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal interface.

John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palins ignorance of public affairs is monumental.

The good thing about writing book is that you can dream while you are awake.

You know what you can gain when you sit down with the Moroccans. As a person and as a musician. That's how you grow.

Colors are forces, radiant energies that affect us positively or negatively, whether we are aware of it or not.

I won't make a movie for money ever again.

I am in favor of an idea that's been around for a number of years, which is to reward people who are willing to give a kidney and save the life of a stranger.

I think doing love scenes is never easy without a strong emotional background.