The passion for fact in a raw state is a peculiarity of the novelist.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

I'll love you forever. EvenEven when i can't.

Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.

I love trashy reality TV - all of it.

You do something annual every year, don't you?

If people think I'm just the boss's daughter, they're deceived.

When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.

The thing that breaks my heart about [Dennis Wilson] is that he was very naïve from the beginning to the end.

Sincerity is the way to heaven.

In a sense [Joseph] Albers was an authoritarian teacher. He had rules about most things and very definite ideas.

I've done a lot of different things. I would say, it's really hard for me to say what the ultimate role would be. You look at a film if it comes to you.