Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself.

When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.

Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.

Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?

Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.

To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain.

I am selfish. I reach for the world I want to live in. And I believe in leaving our best we can do to our children

Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.

You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it.

You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there.

To many people, free will is a license to rebel not against what is unjust or hard in life but against what is best for them and true.

She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible.

If crimes are committed they must be seen as a disease, and punishment as treatment rather than as social vengeance.

What was once was hell to me, and reflected back with negativity, now has become the tools of positivity, sharing my experiences helps others to understand and grow stronger.

Often expecting immediate returns for goodness in this world is a sign of a normal human being

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

I just love variety. I love being able to do different things. Do period pieces and sci-fi. I love being able to move between genres and be flexible.

Balance in life is the key, as Aristotle taught us. Nobody likes a naive Pollyanna, but neither do we like to be around people who are constantly complaining and finding fault.

The dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity.