It's funny, I remember doing the Johnny Carson show, and, uh, I couldn't afford my rent.

Im going to be shaking my booty when Im 55.

I wish I had appreciated my youth - I should have worn tighter clothing when I could have!

For your kindness, I'm in debt to you. For your selflessness, my admiration.

Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.

I've raised my daughter with no television.

TV holds a close second to cars for destroying our society. It's a failed experiment.

I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.

Life is sweet, life is also very short.

The research phase was really fascinating - I'm not a closeted nerd, I'm an out-of-the-closet nerd.

Have I been wrong? Have I been wise to shut my eyes?

It's never too late to create!

She could never take an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. The weak and flaccid parity would make her nearly puke. She wants an eye for a tooth, and a life for an eye.

Either way, we'll ride out together. That's how it is with soul mates. Thats just what they do.

How can I be secure? Through amassing wealth beyond all measure? No. And what's beyond measure? That's a sickness. That's a trap. There is no measure. Only greed.

There's the whole myth about rocket science. It's really not that hard. It's not brain surgery.

There were ten concentration camps in France from 1939 on.

The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.

Happiness is a way of travelling and not a final destination.

Making a book is such a big enterprise.

Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet.