A black sheep is a biting beast.

Age is deformed, youth unkind, We scorn their bodies, they our mind.

Fiction gives us empathy: It puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gift of seeing through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.

The scriptures are in print what Christ is in person.

Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.

I think it would be great if America got along with Russia because we could fight ISIS together.

Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters.

Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.

Good exercise for the heart: reach out and help your neighbor

I couldn't cut up a frog, and I certainly couldn't perform surgery. I'm better at making it possible for other people.

I'm a passionate person, and I care deeply about the work I do. It's very, very important to me that it's well received.

Sometimes the happiest ending isn't the one you keep longing for, but something you absolutely cannot see from where you are