Cruelty might be very human and very cultural, but it is not acceptable and it is not an option.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting, and of all relationships.

Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.

Privacy above all else. Some day, in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was.

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.

Lay down an unforgiving spirit, because there'll be no peace until you do.

People who know me know I have a sense of humor that can really push the envelope.

Success isn't always going to be a huge contract success is going to be if you just live out your purpose in life.

Take risks. Take chances. Don't be afraid. You gotta go into life brave.

Human progress is furthered, not by conformity, but by aberration.

The price of loyalty is incompetence.

I just know I'm too much of a wuss for Stephen King's books. I'm way too chicken to read horror.

I have a hard time defending the production of candy, given that it is basically crack for children and makes them dependent in unwholesome ways.

Why are you constantly escorting me places?” I say. “Isn’t there a depraved activity you’re supposed to be taking part in? Kicking puppies or spying on girls while they change, or something?

Four: Be brave Tris. The first time is always the hardest.