If one knew the truth how could there be freedom? If hell and paradise were in the middle of the marketplace, everyone would be a saint.

I believe in God but people are liars. It's those people who say they are appointed by God who I don't believe in.

When you look for a man- what you want to look for is a man with the heart of a poor boy and the mind of a conqueror.

A dog's love is only second to that of a mother's.

People are always afraid of anything different. They are afraid of change, " says Sensai. "It is the same everywhere.

The topics just kind of come to me. If they are relevant, it's because they're happening in the world around me, and it's affecting me. Poetry is my way of dealing with it.

The suicide bombings have increased. There's too many of them.

If you pursue an evenhanded policy between a cat and a mouse, do you help the mouse to survive - or allow the cat to eat half the mouse?

I've never felt influenced by Ernest Hemingway though I suppose there is something inevitable there.

The main thing between you and God is not so much your sins; it's your damnable good works.

Success is not measured by bestseller lists. Certain types of great books sell very well; other types of great books don’t sell a lot. But they’re both great.

MPC, Moving Picture Company, they're really excellent, they did the majority of the effects.