The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.

We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?

We can only love what we know.

The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life.

When one by one our ties are torn, and friend from friend is snatched forlorn; when man is left alone to mourn, oh! then how sweet it is to die!

Children have almost an intuitive discernment between the maxims you bring forward for their use, and those by which you direct your own conduct.

The first pale blossom of the unripened year.

Society than solitude is worse, And man to man is still the greatest curse.

It is to hope, though hope were lost.

Say not 'Good-night' but in some brighter clime, bid me 'Good-morning.'

Child of mortality, whence comest thou? Why is thy countenance sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping?

Think about every good thing in your life right now. Free yourself of worrying. Let go of the anxiety, breathe. Stay positive, all is well.

To be honest, I think cell phones were invented by the devil.

empty whiskey bottles strewn about like forgotten failures

The Western world loves liberalisation, provided it doesnt affect them.

I just don't like travelling very much.

I desperately wish I had my tambourine with me now, because even after everything I'm still wearing heavy boots, and sometimes it helps to play a good beat

I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.

I started as a director, but I was too bored with actors. I preferred to act.

Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.

I started in theater, and I love to go back to theater, just to have the experience and recharge my batteries, creatively.