I think that people always get what they deserve - whether you're around to see it or not.

Documentaries were necessary for my growth as a person. I grew up very sheltered and it was a form of expressing myself.

The best part of writing is thinking about the story. And then everything else takes a lot of discipline.

I think I want the best for my country. I can make work that makes us examine some truths about ourselves - that would be more of a contribution. That's how I see it.

If Cargo is a catalyst to spark policy, that would be great. The more we're able to use it as an educational tool, the more it's a building block in youths' minds and peoples' minds to enact policy.

When I write, I actually hear the characters speak. Almost like an actor - even though I'm not an actor at all - getting into their truth and to justify what they do.

Set goals that make your heart sing. Then achieving them is an experience of uplifting joy.

By studying, understanding and do the wills of the book, you renounce your mortal life.

A successful presentation needs to be both buttoned up (orderly) and free-flowing (a conversation). The tension between the two, the fact that both things are happening at once, defines the process.

The multifaceted nature of the strong points of the enemy in this brutal warfare calls for nothing less than a global scale collaborative response that is stubbornly radical, yet humanely civil.

As long as the Earth can make a spring every year I can. As long as the Earth can flower and produce nurturing fruit I can because I'm the Earth. I won't give up until the Earth gives up.

A man is hid under his tongue.

For the benefit of those of you who have real jobs and are not involved in the news business, I should first explain that . . .

To die should be the most interesting journey of all the journeys a person can take.

I'm trying to simplify my life, I guess that's my latest project.

Of course, fresh flowers are the answer to any June gloom you may be feeling. Flowers really do solve all problems.