Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire?

The National is the most advanced package of technological wonders yet assembled under one roof.

Wrap up the 20th century; Fred Astaire is gone.

Richard Pilbrow's lighting can turn a coin into an asteroid and an idea into an apparition.

Most saints live to regret their career choice.

Writing about women's sexuality is very scary for me because I'm always afraid I'll get it wrong.

I'm working, but there is so much still to be done! And it frightens me to think of my weight of years. But on we go, without fear or hesitation!

You know what I love about Haruki Murakami's books? He's so easy to read. You get three pages in and you have to finish the whole thing.

I'd been hurt, and in response I had acted violently, destroying a little of myself each time I did so.

It is true that the trees are for human use. But these are aesthetic uses as well as commercial uses-uses for the spiritual wealth of all, as well as the material wealth of some.

I've been in the bargain basement of the movie business.

Each new development starts from something else. It does not come out of a blue sky. You make use of that which has already entered the mind.... That is the real reason for accumulating knowledge.

I suppose I'd have to say that my favourite author is Homer. After Homer's Ilaid, I'd name The Odyssey, and then I'd mention a number of plays of Euripides.