Read obsessively. It will make you a better human and a better writer.

When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.

Never lose faith in yourself, and never lose hope; remember, even when this world throws its worst and then turns its back, there is still always hope.

That’s the worst way to miss somebody. When they’re right beside you and you miss them anyway.

Life is but a fine wine to be sipped and favored.

One of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger.

The key to change is letting go of the fear.

A wise man once told me that only by leaving someone good can you meet someone better.

He who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it.

If you ever know a man who tries to drown his sorrows, kindly inform him his sorrows know how to swim.

A place is only as good as the people in it.

Language is a ladder that always falls short of reality.

One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.

Never forget that children are at the heart of everything we do. Respect them, listen to them, talk to them as equals, and care about them.

I was only photographing in words the reality of it all.

Think of how we challenged the impression that we taxed for its own sake and that we were hostile to business. We were right to change.

Personal columnists are jackals and no jackal has been known to live on grass once he had learned about meat - no matter who killed the meat for him.

My health is important, so I learn everything I can about nutrition.

When God closes one door, He slams another in your face

My love for the band is still there. It hasn't changed, maybe that's why it's so painful these days.

I don't read books on how to write screenplays just because I'm stubborn. So it's all sort of made up.