...very lonely and, often, very unhappy, with the poignant misery that comes to lonely people who long to be social and cannot, somehow, step naturally and unselfconsciously into some friendly group

People who are all alone have every right to be friends with one another.("The Honeymoon Of Mrs. Smith" - Version 1)

I suppose the mothers of most twelve-year-old boys live with the uneasy conviction that their sons are embarked upon a secret life of crime.

Sinners, pray to a merciful God for forgiveness.

At this point I thought 'We made it, ' by which I meant 'We survived.' I also was acutely aware that my childhood dream of flying into space had just come true.

In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.

If you want to be a writer, you don't want to live in a comfortable place.

Many wonderful, creative people have won Oscars, so if you win one, you're in their company.

I keep to this routine every day without variation. The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it's a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.

Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.

Basketball isn't my job.

Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right.