Remember always, everyone has a place of perfect belonging, and if they leave that place without permission, sometimes they must be returned.

We all have the capacity to find the will to do what must be done - even when that which we must do terrifies us most. Remember this.

We would all believe in God if he served our every whim. Belief is not about an easy life or even truth. Belief is something you have regardless.

Love is all the small moments. It is what fills the quiet.

It's time for you to know who you are

If I spent all my time fearing the things I should, I'd never stop screaming.

Stories are one thing that will be constant in life. Whether told, written, reenacted they are a fundamental part of human nature.

Even the greatest bringers of justice will only find salvation in surrneder

I'm tipsy." I corrected, "and it's my birthday and I want to dance. Come one, Linc, it won't kill you.

Did you ever think we would be anything other than unbelievable?

Gus leaned back in his chair, appearing satisfied."Good, " he said. "Cause Maggie's all the nightmare I can take."I smiled. "Gus, I never knew you dreamed of me." He gave me a one-fingered salute

I disagree with the advice of 'write about what you know.' Write about what you need to know, in an effort to understand.

Friendship is the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

To shatter even the largest stones on earth, it takes only a small quantity of explosive powder.

It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.

It is difficult to speak adequately or justly of London. It is not a pleasant place; it is not agreeable, or cheerful, or easy, or exempt from reproach. It is only magnificent.

Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.

I'm challenged by people like Russell Crowe and Sean Penn who come in with such incredible discipline and power.

Deeds are males, words females are.

Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

I had no interest in really becoming an actress or doing that kind of thing I just knew that I wanted to do something in making films.