Some people spend the whole of their lives sitting waiting for one train, only to find that they never even made it to the station.

She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world.

Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.

It isn't just a village. The houses aren't just places to live. Everything belongs to everybody. Everyone belongs to everyone else. Even a single person can make a difference.

I let it go. It's like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go, and the river brings you home.

A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood.

I've never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their chance to grow.

I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia.

Life is what you celebrate. All of it. Even its end.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Places have their own characters. . . . But the people begin to look the same.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

There aren't any fences to the imagination, and so there shouldn't be any for books.

No matter what authority Satan and his subjects have temporarily been allowed in this world system, Christ can pull rank anytime He wants to.

I never not wanted to become an actress.

You have to listen to the movie while you're making it. I think that's important.

We'll only really know we've succeeded when a mediocre woman does as well as a mediocre man. You shouldn't have to be extraordinary. That's the point!

I prefer not to eat food that has a face.

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was Just William. It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.

... I went through a very lethargic period ... I was just sort of getting through every night and every day.

Actors want to be told what to do - they really do. But they also want to have an input and be recognized for that.