The older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to meet a kindred spirit.

I did one sci-fi movie. I did 'Gattaca.' I liked 'Gattaca' because that was always the kind of science fiction I really dug, the non-action oriented sci-fi.

Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything.

In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they're all on the same subway car.

Read. It makes you more intelligent. It’s that simple. We all see the universe through the tiny keyhole of our own eyes, and every book is another keyhole from which you can gaze.

Success isn't measured by what you achieve, it's measured by the obstacles you overcome.

Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.

I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I didn't know why I would struggle to be that kind of person.

There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell the truth. It’s always heartbreaking.

I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.

Time is what creates trust.

i'm your enemy, meghan. never forget that. if Mab tells me to kill you in front of the entire court, it's my duty to obey.

Every journey starts with a single step.

It is not bad living in a monastery. I've done it many times in many lives. But I think you can do a better job outside the monastery, if you have the necessary component parts.

He -it- was a specter! I stepped back, stunned.

A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn't care to drink with, even if he drank.

Never believe a rumour until you hear it officially denied.

Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things that we do not see.

You weren't created just to consume resources, you were put on this Earth to make a contribution.

But when it came right down to it, the skin of my wrist looked so white and defenseless that I couldn't do it.

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'