...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature." It has become a symbol now.... That is the way human beings deal with the world.

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

But just as the river is always at the door, so is the world always outside. And it is in the world that we have to live.

How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?

..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.

Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?

I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me.

Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells.

The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.

It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this?

When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.

People will reveal themselves to you. In single moments they show you what they are.

We are at the dawn of a technological arms race, an arms race between people who are using technology for good and those who are using it for ill.

Oh, people get used to so many things, " said Vadesh, "if only they give them selves a chance.

At any given moment you have power to decide how your story is going to end

Chutney is marvelous. I'm mad about it. To me, it's very imperial.

Not careers alone make people happy. A successful professional life and joy in work are certainly a part of it, but I couldn't be happy without a fulfilling private life.

When I was in my early 20s, I was quite into Japanese animation. It's like the same thing that I end up always saying which is, imagery based stuff is the thing that really gets me.

It’s hard to make up your bed while you’re still sleeping in it. Hard to make up your mind for the same reason.

I never thought of myself as a movie star. I'm just a working girl. A working girl who worked her way to the top -- and never fell off.

The truth that many people never understand until it is too late is that the more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer.