You know, exams are like war -- the birth rate of ideas goes up. Anything to keep from this dismal regimen, says poor mind, and hopefully tosses up another distraction.

All I can say is that laughter is my music; I would deeply suspect an argument which hadn't laughter.

Being, I imagine, must be very simple. It is Becoming which is so messy and which I am all for.

Absolutes are absolutely dangerous.

Passing in any crowd are secret people whose hidden response to beauty is the desire to tear it into bleeding meat.

You can understand why a system would seek information - but why in hell does it offer information? Why do we strive to be understood? Why is a refusal to accept communication so painful?

I've had too many experiences in my life of being the first woman in some damned occupation.

Anyone who shoots a real gun at you when drunk and angry is simply not husband material, regardless of his taste in literature.

Man is an animal whose dreams come true and kill him.

good is too often allied with vulnerability and evil with power.

Any chance beats no chance.

It seems to me the mark of a civilized society that certain privileges should be taken for granted such as education, health care and the safety to walk the streets.

My choice is what I choose to do and if I'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you're causin' no harm, then your alright with me.

The mother is not dying exactly, but has reached a point in life where death is a familiar on the staircase.

Language is a nice way to remember things.

So much of the art of film is to do less. To aspire to do less.

If you have an informed electorate, it makes great choices.

We are all searching for some form of family or foundation - for a place we can feel safe and secure.

Life is the greatest art of all, and the master artist is the man who is living the beautiful life.

My dad was the first one who said, 'You're going to end up behind the plate because you've got a very good arm and you're very smart when it comes to calling a game.'

An old man said, We are not condemned because of our thoughts that enter us, but because we use our thoughts badly; our thoughts can cause us either to suffer shipwreck or to be crowned.