We often live next to monsters unawares.

There comes a time when loneliness is stronger than fear.

He gets away with it because he's strong.''This is the story of mankind.''I thought you were going to be a priest at one point.''Yes. But then I read the newspaper.

Happiness is the province of those who ask few questions.

The undead don’t care about careers. Vampires are all retirees.

The dead shouldn’t cry, not even the lesser dead.

You’d probably rather have a milk shake than a quart of blood, too, so we’ll have to agree to disagree.

Savez-vous que c'est à cause de cette recherche de ce que j'appellerais les compensations, cette rechercher d'un bonheur malgré tout, que naissent les manies et, souvent, les déséquilibres.

Running from horrors doesn't help. The only way to deal with them is to meet them head-on.

More tears rushed from the depths of her tortured soul. ... The losses piled up.

The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.

The world belongs to those with the most energy.

I have never yet heard any middle-aged man or woman who worked with his or her brains express any regret for the passing of youth.

Searching for precious goods leads astray.

In order to say that some function is understood, every relevant step in the process must be elucidated.

I never thought Hollywood is the life I want to do. I thought acting is the life I want to do.

I'm perpetually curious as to what happened to all those supposed prodigies who were singled out while I and my coterie of far more interesting malcontents passed on.