I think of myself as an ambassador of the arts. In my heart of hearts, I know the world would be a more peaceful, tender place if we were more moved by the poetry around us.

Missing someone is like hearing a name sung quietly from somewhere behind you. Even after you know no one is there, you keep looking back.

Words slip into a language the way white-green vines slide between slats in a fence.

Some things take root in the brain and just don’t let go.

The Soul is a house...Let it burn!

We choose to do things that make us Cry. We don't know Why? We blame the Sky. We do not Try. Oh My! What a way to Die!!!

Anger is the most effective inspiration.

The single most powerful element of youth is that you don't have the life experiences to know what can't be done.

I think good filmmaking is when you really hold the mirror up truthfully, and you don't angle it and you don't hide things with smoke and mirrors.

It is not what is happening to you but rather what is happening in you that determines whether you succeed or fail.

When in doubt, go to the library.

a few bad apples is no reason not to visit the orchard.

That's the hell of sand castles. They are always doomed. That's part of their beauty — their impermanence.

If you ever want to get a sense of your own personal failure, look at yourself trying to get across a point that nobody is listening to and the situation gets worse and worse.

Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility. If not, he has no conception of the powers and duties of the office.