And then the world exploded.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

From three to four, he planned to stand perfectly still and think of what it was like to be alive.

Russia demanded Armenian territories, very cleverly using long-standing, bitter fights between Armenians and Turks.

A man of God never strives after untruth and therefore he can never lose hope.

The alphabet was one thing when applied to clay or stone, and quite another when set down on light papyrus.

Working in the tea fields under a beautiful sunshine is the dream of all the miners.

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.

I like black and white films. I don't exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film.

Change what you can, accept what you can't, and be smart enough to know the difference

No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time.

NoH8 on the Hill, NoH8 anywhere. No American, regardless of who they love, should be denied equal protection under the law. History is on our side and our march towards justice will prevail.