I like it better when my room is pitch black, when the dark is so thick it swallows me up and I feel as if I could drown in it.

When did we all become fluent in this language that none of us wanted to learn?

If a man is to shed the light of the sun upon other men, he must first of all have it within himself.

And if I have the gift of prophesy, all-wisdom and great faith but without love, I am nothing.

Be thankful for every mountain, because it's the mountaintop that will give you best view of the world.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

I don't believe in God, but I believe in angels.

I often tell people in the clinics, the human possesses the one thing that means more to the horse than anything in the world, and that is peace and comfort.

Certainly I've had the experience of thinking a person was one thing, and finding out they were another.

None of [the books are] worth reading. There are no fairy tales, no faerie tails, no sword-swinging princesses or lightning-throwing gods.

If we were second class citizens we'd be driving old Cadillacs and living good. If we were first class we'd be driving a Rolls Royce.

I don't think you should talk while the movie was going on and say, 'Oh, look at that - look how smart I was' or 'What a brilliant shot that is!' I don't believe in that.