I sort of play golf because a lot of my friends are into it, but I'm awful - my handicap is about six or seven thousand.

There's something ugly about the flawless.

Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.

In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.

Happiness comes in moments, & then it's gone until the next time. Could be years. But sadness settles it.

It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

The foundation of your life is luck. Hard work and talent make up the difference.

There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.

Chuck said, “Hey. How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” Cawley looked over at him. “I’ll bite. How many?” “Fish,” Chuck said and let loose a bright bark of a laugh.

What molds us is what maims us.

Prayer connects us with God and together we are unstoppable

Our emotions stem from our thoughts, redirect your thoughts to redirect your emotions.

Being hungry is the most natural thing in the world

Amongst all the colours in this multicoloured world, even jet black has its reserved place.

I think Kellie Martin, Reese Witherspoon and Claire Danes represent the future for women in film, and I would be honored to share the stage with any one of them.

Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside.

The need for Kitsch arises when genuine emotion has become rare.

It often happens that those who spend their time giving light to others, remain in darkness themselves.

I liked Lost in Space,” Stefan said. “The movie or the TV series?” “The movie? Right. I had forgotten about the movie,” he said soberly. “It was better that way.

In Stalinism, everybody was potentially a victim in a totally contingent way.