To stay young, To save the world, Break the mirror.

Just Enough Soil for legs Axe for hands Flower for eyes Bird for ears Mushrooms for nose Smile for mouth Songs for lungs Sweat for skin Wind for mind.

I don't climb mountains. Mountains climb me. The mountain is myself. I climb on myself.

If he had had no education, maybe Basho could have been a much greater poet.

Just EnoughSoil for legsAxe for handsFlower for eyesBird for earsMushrooms for noseSmile for mouthSongs for lungsSweat for skinWind for mind

When in doubt, tell the truth. When in pain, listen to the wind.

Every wicked act is a snare.

Mostly though, they waited. For the mail. For the news. For the bells. For breakfast and lunch and dinner. For one day to be over and the next day to begin.

For me, hard work represents the supreme luxury of life.

I think getting married and then running away for 10 months would be an absolute disaster.

We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth?

When you're writing a story, you're creating something of an artificial ending.

I think Jesse Eisenberg is such a great writer. He was a great director and really tough.

What was created by the era of the proper gentleman was excellent table manners and genocide over most of the surface of the planet.

Rituals keep us from forgetting what must not be forgotten and keep us rooted in a past from which we must not be disconnected.

My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.