We're in an emergency situation. The United States has become an absolutely terrifying country, and I would hope that I could participate in some way in stopping the horror and the brutality.

For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.

It's obviously a characteristic of human beings that we like to feel superior to others, but our problem is we are not superior

Who says one instance of writing has anything in common with another instance?

Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.

I have been vain since birth.

Sleep: a poor substitute for caffeine!

I spend most of my time thinking about things like laundry and buying stationery supplies.

I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?

I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.

Death is Peaceful, Life is Harder

Some choose to dream with a safety net. I dream with nothing to catch me, that way if I fall nothing can stop me from rising back up.

Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies. they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

I still think most of my success came from the audience's reaction to me. It's weird when that happens but a lot of it came from what I did inside the ring.

I started getting interested in the notes that I could hear being generated when I hammered on while playing a classical guitar.

Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.

Ah, what a sweetner of toil is love—love to a dear earthly parent, and still more love to Christ. There is no drudgery in the most menial employment where that is the motive power.

The Pope is 77 years old and he's in charge of a billion people. All I have to do is put 11 on the field.

Love may be boundless and abundant, but time isn't. Time is finite.

All I care about is that people remember me as a good skater, as someone who was innovative.