Writers are a superior breed. No one else can face so much rejection and still thrive.

When life gives you lemons, forget the lemonade. Make a lemon chicken and a rich lemon cheesecake. Blame life for the extra pounds.

It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

For an incurious person, an open door will be no different than a wall!

Both for Havana's beauty and decay, it's very hard to restrain yourself from staring everywhere you look.

Art tries, literally, to picture the things which philosophy tries to put into carefully thought-out words.

"I am not just another notch on your belt?" she asked him. "Of course not." he said as he put a mark on the chalkboard.

What we gain by experience is not worth that we lose in illusion

It's a problem that we [USA] think the Iranians are backing Hezbollah; the Iranians are backing terrorist activity in many parts of that region.

I don't entirely agree with the slogan "speaking truth to power."

I think I'm in control of what I do and what I've done. I think that's the ultimate feminine power. Do as you want.

Fundamentally, Buddhism is for the awakenment and benefit of beings. So, you can't say, "Oh, you can't have it because you're not ready for it." That goes against the fundamental principle.