There is nothing like literature: I lose a cow, I write about her death, and my writing pays me enough to buy another cow.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.

Walks. The body advances, while the mind flutters around it like a bird.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

Language is a social art.

In the river swam the gleaming fish, which were meant for water, just as humankind is meant for love.

If you believe - which I do - that acting is a bit like advocacy for your character, then of course I want to find the positive points.

I have one girlfriend who is dating right now - she's divorced - and she's on Tinder, so we play Tinder. I know that's not a real game, but it's my favorite thing to do.

Friendship is far more delicate than love.

Widows, like ripe fruit, drop easily from their perch.

Workaholism is a block, not a building block.

I am a very strict vegetarian. ...I just really, really love animals, and I act on my values.

We can and must turn this page if we are friends and are prepared to look one another in the eye.