. . . chasing after words like trying to grab the tails of comets.

There is no greater power on this earth than story.

People always fear what they don't understand, Evangeline. History proves that.

Naughty John, Naughty John, does his work with his apron on. Cuts your throat and takes your bones, sells 'em off for a coupla stones.

Careful there, Poet. I might start to believe you.

Memphis found his smile. 'You know me, sir. I don't wear worry.

The police have asked for my help. There's been a murder.""A murder! Oh, my. Let me just change my shoes, " Evie said excitedly. "It won't be a minute.

Beliefs converge and become something new all the time.

Could I have a Sloe Gin Fizz, without the gin?""What's the point of that, Miss?" the waiter said."Tomorrow morning, " Mabel said.

Power in society is achieved through control of the purse, pen, and politics.

I'm a big Aqua fan. "Barbie Girl" was a big deal growing up.

I've never done coke or anything, and I've never played a character who has, so I don't know whether I would actually try coke if I had to play a character who took coke.

A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions.

A mom and dad found an S&M magazine under their 10-year-old son's bed, and the dad said, 'Well, we sure can't spank him.'

We managed to hang in there. Today when people get married there's a tendency to run away when things get tough. There is a lot of strength in hanging together.

It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.

It's pleasant and bothersome and embarrassing all at once. Especially when you haven't done much and are a celebrity.

I remember my mom saying to me that what your friends do is one thing, but what you do could be on the front page of the paper.

Dying is one of those things that can’t be fixed. Not by talking about it, not with all the brain surge in the world.