There is a difference between talented people and gifted people.Talented people are good AT something

Honesty is a heart that betrays itself for a dream, a moment, a kiss.

I danced with my shadows until they became part of my light.

Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.

I'm not a literary writer who is wedded to notions of realism and fiction. I believe that you can write anything if you can feel it convincingly.

Being present means being completely aware of all that is. It means you’re not in denial, you’re not pretending, and you’re not avoiding.

Of course, people will laugh at you, but people laugh at a great many things so there is no need to take it personally.

Art should be life. It's an imitation of life. It should have some humanity in it.

The only advantage I have found in being Jewish is that I can be openly anti-Semitic.

Life's face is never the same though we may look at it for all eternity.

The reality is today most of our political leaders want to be treated as gods and semi-gods, from the security details to the fuss around them and so on.