Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in jail.

I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound or what they mean, but even what they look like.

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism.

We seem to believe it is possible to ward off death by following rules of good grooming.

As technology advances in complexity and scope, fear becomes more primitive.

No sense of the irony of human experience, that we are the highest form of life on earth, and yet ineffably sad because we know what no other animal knows, that we must die.

I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.

I don’t want your candor. I want your soul in a silver thimble.

What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric of our salvation.

California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.

Brass shines with constant usage, a beautiful dress needs wearing, Leave a house empty, it rots.

Awesome ‪‎Leadership‬ is encouraging others to take initiative, challenge what is status quo improve it and feel pride in their commitment~bns~

Disappointment focuses on ‘what is not, ’ and completely misses the far greater reality of ‘what now is.

As we keep up the pressure, our air campaign will continue to hit ISIL harder than ever.

The standard of writing that I'm getting now from 'Big Finish' compares very favourably with some of the stuff I was doing on screen in the '80s.

Take pleasure in your dreams; relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of a precious lover.

No matter how long it's been, no matter how impossible it looks, if you'll stay in faith, your time is coming.

If you have a choice between qualifications and personal qualities when it comes to hiring people, go with personal qualities. You can teach them the job.

I'm bi-lots of things but lingual isn't one of them. Wait, did I mean to say that?

Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She's an amazing woman.