I love New York, even though it isn't mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

The wind is us-- it gathers and remembers all our voices, then sends them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison.

The brain may take advice, but not the heart.

Don't assume you are more creative or better than anyone, because some people with better stuffs are just pretending to be dumb for a while.

I decided that if I didn't allow myself to fall asleep, then I wouldn't have to wake up again and despair.

Every library is a palace

I really do enjoy making movies and I try to test myself on occasion with some different stuff.

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

Between 1972 and 1987, the number of Democratic women in the House had actually gone down, from 14 to 12. EMILY's list started doing House races in 1988.

Silence 'tis awe decrees.

Fellini belongs to nature.

Therefore, the substance of [Donald] Trump policies never got covered, because it wasn't what interested the media.

The Savior empowers us with His grace, not because we've earned it, but because He loves us perfectly.