In art as in politics we must deal with people as they are not as we wish them to be. Only by working with the real can you get closer to the ideal.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn't know much.

Shepherds lift their heads, not to gaze at a new lightbut to hear angels.

Now, because we have spent so many years convincing the younger people that we are helpless, they believe that we are no longer of use to this world.

A drummer is usually like the backbone.

As you go along, you literally collect places. I'm fed up with going to places; I shan't go to anymore.

If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

I really believe in the power of comics as an educational thing, even ones as silly as mine, because they're a gateway to the actual thing. They're like an easy entrance.

Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was when I was not one.

Burning fossil fuels has given us the gift of seeing ourselves in new ways. But that very gift now enables us to see we've got to change our ways.

They that censure, should practice. Or else let them have the first stone, and the last too.