Learning to be silent is far more difficult and far more important than learning to recite prayers.

Taking away the peace of a people, committing every act of violence, or consenting to such acts, especially when directed against the weakest and defenseless, is a profoundly grave sin against God.

Arrogance and fanaticism cause the hardening of positions taken and entrenchment can only lead to a dead end.

The telling of a good story, especially one that is real and true, is always exciting.

The investigation of nature is an infinite pasture-ground where all may graze, and where the more bite, the longer the grass grows, the sweeter is its flavor, and the more it nourishes.

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

From the moment I wrote 'Leaf Storm' I realized I wanted to be a writer and that nobody could stop me and that the only thing left for me to do was to try to be the best writer in the world.

If you hang with 9 broke people, you'll be the 10th.

It's not quite the same as other kinds of performing, but I love animation. It is just a different kind of experience. The difference is that making a live action movie you are using your whole body.

The proposed Bush regulations put politics above the health care needs of Americans.

Leather accents on pieces make it fun and spices up an outfit.

Want to get in trouble with me, Carlos?

My great-aunt. . . . said nobody under 18 had any business reading Dickens. . . . She was right.