That was always my fear, that perhaps books would lead me astray, teaching me about a life that didn’t match reality.

That’s what love is like: mother of the greatest bliss and stepmother of the most tragic misery.

In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own. I learned who I was and who I wanted to be, what I might aspire to, and what I might dare to dream about my world and myself.

The true forgiver will always look into your eyes.

Corn is a necessary, silver is only a superfluity.

I've never even seen a great set fight or a great set meltdown. I seem to always be on these incredibly relaxed sets.

I've always felt that the cool thing about being a writer is that all you need is paper to do the job.

When the movie's done, you talk about either the score or source music over a particular scene, what might work. You just throw a piece of music over the scene, and we both listen to it.

I get my by any means on, whenever there's a drought get your umbrellas out because that's when I brainstorm.

I know that good things will happen for me if I keep working hard.

The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.

I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack.