The thing which grieves and oppresses my heart with respect to poor Scotland, is the hardness of heart manifest in the levity and cruelty with which they speak of others.

Procrastination is the kidnapper of souls and the recruiting-officer of hell.

I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it.

The state of my poor boy's health prevents me from leaving home for a night.

The Evangelical party in the Church of Scotland will lay all flat if they be not prevented.

Procrastination is the kidnapper of souls, and the recruiting-officer of Hell.

Living your life is a long and doggy business. . . . And stories and books help. Some help you with the living itself. Some help you just take a break. The best do both at the same time.

When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.

Nothing energizes me more than to burrow myself under a pile of received wisdom and emerge triumphant with the truth.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, and too much brings chaos.

If he wrote it, he could get rid of it. He had gotten rid of many things by writing them.

I'm telling you, it's fu**ing hard to be classy

You'll be scandalized in the morning when you can think again.

I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end.

Now all we have to do to enter the realm of art is to take a car.

You are TSTL. I beg your pardon. Too stupid to live.