I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not mix?

I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.

My mother said I was a clingy kid until I was about four. I also remember that from the age of eight she and I fought almost every day.

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

So sad! This is the saddest part when you lose someone you love- that person keeps changing. And later you wonder, Is this the same person I lost?

I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever.

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently?

Libraries are the pride of the city.

Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.

If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far. No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go.

My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated.

There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.

At this point in my career, it doesn't bother me much that I'm probably hopelessly typecast. I like to work, and horror films definitely keep me working.

I don't think it makes any sense for an individual to invest in common stocks unless they know the company, work at the company, and so on.

I can't be enticed by a big commercial film.

Who needs a smile when a tear's so full of love?

What do I do? (Jeff) Well, not to insult a man who looks like a rocket scientist in comparison to you, but…run, Forrest, run. (Rafael)

There’s a day that is coming when all the last will be first and every orphan will be home.

I am no Othello, Othello was a lie.