Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, “Nothing is more important than an unread library.

It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.

Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder.

Art that only comes from the head isn't any good.

If you ever find that you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.

Life is a lonely business

Life is a lonely bussiness

Nobody is born with a style or a voice. We don't out of the womb knowing who we are. In the beginning, we learn by pretending to be our heroes. We learn by copying.

My motto for creat

The way to get over creative block is to simply place some constraints on yourself. It seems contradictory, but when it comes to creative work, limitations mean freedom.

we're lost where the mind can't find usutterly lost

But the living must fear death, or they would not struggle to stay alive. from 'The Fallen Kings.

I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues.

To play mixed doubles: hit the girl whenever possible.

Christ does not control his subjects by force, but is King of a willing people. They are, through His grace, freely devoted to His service.

With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the crime.

Anger is a better weapon than tears; a burr commands more respect than a sensitive plant.

If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.

The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country.