We are thickly layered, page lying upon page, behind simple covers. And love - it is not the book itself, but the binding.

If time heals all wounds, and a book can hold a person's entire life, then you can speed up the process with a pulp time warp.

I was like a chocolate in a box, looking well behaved and perfect in place, all the while harboring a secret center.

often enough, we owe our good fortune to someone else’s loss.

Maybe it was better to be who he thought I was than who I thought I was.

It was about the way a moment, a single moment, could change things and make you decide to try to be someone different.

I think winter wear is communal. You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing

The senses are gateways to the intelligence. There is nothing in the intelligence which did not first pass through the senses.

Nobody who was shooting dice wanted to get a dance.

I would have to say that working on 'Warrior' felt more like working on a play than any other film I've ever done.

For a few spotty years, I was that tragic geek

I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.

Every child grows; everything depends on the teacher.

The left takes its vision seriously - more seriously than it takes the rights of other people. They want to be our shepherds. But that requires us to be sheep.

Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.

Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That's why I do what I do