All creative work, all life in a sense, is a cri de coeur.

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families

My friend, let us enjoy the present and give no thought to the evils of the future.

I have always hated crowds. I like deserts, prisons, and monasteries. I have discovered, too, that there are fewer idiots at 3000 meters above sea level than down below.

Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.

Eric, what are you doing?" "Snuggling." "Get out of my bed!" -Sookie Stackhouse, Eric Northman

I'm not a designer who is very interested in baroque or in fantasy or in the fantastic side of fashion. This exists and this is important, but I'm interested in the very real dimensions.

If I improve just a little bit every day, I'm a happier person

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops.

Donald Trump is actually doing what Bernie Sanders was billed as doing. He's doing new voters into the process.

There is no such thing as an exact synonym and no such thing as an unmixed motive.

I'm not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it.