Once the buttons are undone, you know how it'll all end. It's all in the game, there are no miracles.

Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self.

Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.

If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.

Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned. People even in your own family could turn you in.

Change is the end result of all true learning.

There’s nothing more powerful in “Your Moment of Truth” than people owning their truth, their part in a situation.

The world you once knew is no more for you.

Reports by Politico, Bloomberg and other news outlets have raised inconsistencies in Melania Trump's immigration story.

Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man. Just stop calling.

While I've been asked to run for Congress, I really believe we need to defend freedom locally. And by doing that, by just standing at the local level we can make a massive difference.

I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay

Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible.

Despite our significant public-policy differences, I commend Jim Wallis for advocating religious belief as an invaluable resource in addressing the urgent moral and social crises of our time.

I don't really have plans like that [move towards more dramatic acting].