The distinction between natural and supernatural, in fact, broke down; and when it had done so, the burden of intolerable strangeness which this universe imposes on us by dividing it into two halves and encouraging the mind never to think of both in the same context. What price we may have paid for this comfort in the way of false security and accepted confusion of the thought is another matter.

I didn't go out of my way to get into this movie stuff. I think of myself as a writer.

Sam Shepard

In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.

Will Rogers

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Infatuation's just another word for not seeing clearly. When you start to love a person- that's when they become real

Jodi Picoult

Life is very, very complicated and so films should be allowed to be too.

David Lynch

But in the end, we can't live our lives by 'what if' and 'if only'. We can only do the best we can to the best of our ability based on what we know. That's why the truth is so important.

Terry Goodkind

From the beginning, I knew intuitively that if nothing else, music was safe, and that nobody could tell me anything about it. Music didn't need a middleman, whereas all the other things in school needed some kind of explanation.

Eric Clapton

Yes, I, well, when I write, as often as I can, I try to write as if I'm talking to people. It doesn't always work, and one shouldn't always try it, but I try and write as if I am talking, and trying to engage the reader in conversation.

Christopher Hitchens

Are you planning on following a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?' asked Scrimgeour. 'No, I'm not,'retorted Hermione. 'I'm hoping to do some good in the world!

J.K. Rowling

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

Helen Keller

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

Leonardo da Vinci

Young people discovering their sexuality must know they walk with a strong tradition and that they are not alone. They have a right to information without being pressured.

Jasmine Guy