sometimes people think they're above the laws the rest of us live by. they're blind to their own imperfections.

when there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants.

When people say they love you, you just have to decide to believe them, because you'll never know for sure.

well, it sounds strange, but when i think of God, i think of a soft whirring noise - like a spinning ball of energy - something i can tap into when i need it.

...and she said we all had to find God inside ourselves, in the things we loved most.

nobody is like anybody else. that's why nobody gets along with anybody else.

you give everyone the benefit of the doubt. they don't always deserve it.

But you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy.

i want to look at all my tears, she said. which made me shiver

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things.” – Associated Press interview, 12-7-11

One can change the small minds, but it is tad difficult to do it with the small heart whose soul is in small mind only.

If you're a gunfighter, you like to die in the street.

I had been practicing for the Depression a long time. I wasn't involved with loss. I didn't have money to lose, but in common with millions I did dislike hunger and cold.

If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, thats what you aim for.

Baz Luhrrman's movie Romeo and Juliet is what made me decide that I wanted to dedicate my life to making films one way or another.

Worry is not thought; complaining is not action.

It is dangerous to know, but it is more dangerous not to know.

American Muse, whose strong and diverse heart So many men have tried to understand But only made it smaller with their art, Because you are as various as your land.