People read fiction... to learn something about how to live their lives.

The law of mosaics: how to deal with parts in the absence of wholes.

The big picture is that there is no big picture. That's why we keep painting it.

If you don't use your own imagination, somebody else is going to use it for you.

Use your imagination, " I tell my students these days, "or someone else is going to use it for you.

I want to write a book like a cloud that changes as it goes.

Her wounds brought her a great source of power because they lived in the same place as her heart.

Sweetheart, this is not a race to the finish line. It’s you and me, spending time together and getting to know each other better. Just that simple.

The US and Australia have a lot in common. One of the things we have in common is we produce a lot of carbon.

I like the word "indolence." It makes my laziness seem classy.

I am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force for international peace and brotherhood.

I want to make a clear distinction between people who take acting seriously and people who call themselves actors because theyve been on reality TV or something.

If you seek eternity and light and luminosity, seek humility first ... first things first.

Because I have an opinion, I have become public enemy number one to the Fox News Channel and the right wing.

I do seem to favor a deathbed confession as the occasion for my dramatic monologues.

Facebook is a really exciting place trying to do something really important that I really believe in. And it matters.