If I turned towards books, it was because they were the only sanctuary I knew, one I needed in order to survive, to protect some aspect of myself that was now in constant retreat.

Every great work of art ... is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life.

I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality.

Once we know of atrocities we cannot remain silent, and knowledge inevitably leads to an urge to protect the innocent.

That, of course, is what great works of imagination do for us: They make us a little restless, destabilize us, question our preconceived notions and formulas.

I no longer believe that we can keep silent. We never really do, mind you. In one way or another we articulate what has happened to us through the kind of people we become.

You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn't exist.

It is amazing how, when all possibilities seem to be taken away from you, the minutest opening can become a great freedom.

The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.

I eat my heart out alone.

I am suddenly left alone again on the sunny path, with a memory of the rain.

I love to read.

It turns out that up to 35 percent of people with bipolar disorder also have ADHD.

I am the rain, when I'm on math I make the day horrible that's why the day is horrible, that's why I don't go outside.

Dr. Shapiro is a pioneer in the field of helping people overcome trauma and negative past experiences.

The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice.

The image we have would be impossible for Mickey Mouse to maintain. We're just... normal people.

I just felt that if I went into Speed 2, I just... wouldn't have come up out of the water.

The whole trend and quality of anyone's life is determined in the long run by the choices that are made.

Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists.