... we are only ever pretending to ourselves, never to other people ...

There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.

... that's how life should be, when one person loses heart, the other must have heart and courage enough for both.

...we confidently say that it's not worth trying to reach any conclusions merely because we decide to stop halfway along the path that would lead us straight to them.

Authoritarian, paralyzing, circular, occasionally elliptical stock phrases, also jocularly referred to as nuggets of wisdom, are a malignant plague, one of the very worst ever to ravage the earth.

... the best way of killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.

... time is a master of ceremonies who always ends up putting us in our rightful place, we advance, stop, and retreat according to his orders, our mistake lies in imagining that we can catch him out.

No single man can be taken as a model for a perfect figure, for no man lives on earth who is endowed with the whole of beauty.

I liked rock music, I kind of moved into that sphere, somehow thinking that somewhere along the line I'd be able to put the two together. And I suppose I very nearly did with the Ziggy character.

Topher Grace is a really smart guy, and he really thinks about [acting].

Even a wizard would have a great deal of difficulty repealing the economic law that higher minimum wages reduce employment. Since politicians are not wizards, they should not try.

You have chosen the wrong path if it's not fun. And you are probably not taking enough risk if it's not hard and rocky sometimes.

We are at times too ready to believe that the present is the only possible state of things.

What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.

We see in colour all the time. Everything around us is in colour. Black and white is therefore immediately an interpretation of the world, rather than a copy.

Dare to be imperfect and one day there will tug at your sleeve a soulmate.