Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill, of things unknown, but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom.

Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

When things were very bad his soul just crawled behind his heart and curled up and went to sleep

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision.

I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss

Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals.

Few, if any, survive their teens.

It may be enough, however, to have it said that we survive in exact relationship to the dedication of our poets (include preachers, musicians, and blues singers).

All my life I've been surrounded by people who are smarter than I am, but I found I could always keep up by working hard.

Be the light.

Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.

If there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.

Tantric Zen is not being kinky; nor is it being conservative and austere. It is eclectic. It is a real mixture of all things.

When I go in front of the light - go towards it - it is because it brings me energy. That's all.

It is important for me to discover the ideal title, for without this title the story or novel isn't quite in focus.

Celebrate your victories and mark your defeats. Ultimately documentary filmmaking is not a job, it's a calling.

Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.