We sleep in language if language does not come to wake us up with its strangeness.

Maybe love and pain are synonyms.

We can make this a more peaceful century if we cherish non-violence and concern for others’ well-being.

A man’s spirit is his self. That entity which is his consciousness. To think, to feel, to judge, to act are functions of the ego.

Risk is uncertainty injected into our most vulnerable places. And because that’s the case, we may choose not to risk.

While art may instruct as well as please, it can nevertheless be true art without instructing, but not without pleasing.

Aberystwyth (n.) A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for.

I like to think I'm very grounded. I'm very grounded in my family. I'm very grounded in my community.

If we learn from those only, of whose lives and opinions we altogether approve, we shall have to turn from many of the highest and profoundest minds.

I never really called myself pro-choice.

My new catchphrase is: 'Pull yourself together.' I've done the inner child, I've had analysis, I've decided that unless you're mentally ill and need support, it's up to you.