God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.

But a myth, to speak plainly, to me is like a menu in a fancy French restaurant: glamorous, complicated camouflage for a fact you wouldn't otherwise swallow, like maybe lima beans.

What looked like morning was the beginning of endless night

Perhaps evil is the crucible of goodness... and perhaps even Satan - Satan, in spite of himself - somehow serves to work out the will of God.

As far as God goes, I _am_ a nonbeliever. Still am. But when it comes to a devil---well, that's something else.

Her shoes were comfortable. They reflected her hope for the evening.

The child was slender as fleeting hope.

We use concepts like "consciousness"---"mind"---"personality, " but we don't really know yet what these things are.' He was shaking his head. 'Not really. Not at all.

But if all of the evil in the world makes you think that there might be a devil, Chris, how do you account for all the good?

Do you know what she did? Your cunting daughter?

She lifts a bowl of kheer and her thoughts, flittering like dusty sparrows in a brown back alley, turn a sudden kingfisher blue.

Andrew Carnegie was an inventor only in the sense that he adopted and adapted the discoveries of others.

If My New Album Isn't Out in 2014, Something is Seriously Wrong!

Go ahead, climb up onto the velvet top of the highest stakes table. Place yourself as the bet. Look God in the eyes and finally, for once in your life, lose.

I don't really enjoy filming.

It is difficult to get rid of people when you once have given them too much pleasure.

True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare that is.

If my mother were a bumper sticker, she would read THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. Taylor's mom would read WHY THE F*** NOT?

I grew up like Athena — covered with playing cards instead of armor — and, at the age of seven, materialized on a TV show, doing magic.

Did ole Hank really do it this way?