I suffered from a quite severe speech impediment when I was young, and keeping a journal was part of the therapy.

Your absence has not taught me how to be alone, it merely has shown that when together we cast a single shadow on the wall

Sometimes I joke that I'm an Elizabethan who's had the misfortune to be alive during the reign of the wrong Elizabeth.

Compassion means knowing that I may never find that person who understands my pain but through my struggle I can become one who understands.

When in doubt, take more time.

Anybody who cares less about wanting to be cool, I think, is more interesting.

Tis the hard grey weather Breeds hard English men.

There is only one person who can measure your success. That person is you.

I think you're only free if you're working on very low or huge money.

This is L.A. You wanna learn Spanish? Take the bus.

If there is any truth to the old proverb that "one who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client," the Court now bestows a constitutional right on one to make a fool of himself.

Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it.

Centuries ago it may have been difficult for pregnant women and their children to get proper nourishment, probably leading to smaller - and therefore shorter-lived - adults.