I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies.

At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.

I find reading screenplays difficult, as they're only a roadmap for what a movie might end up being.

Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.

Everyone tells you it's all right to cry, but not enough people say it's all right if you don't want people to know.

I will love you as the iceberg loves the ship, and the passengers love the lifeboat and the lifeboat loves the teeth of the sperm whale, and the sperm whale loves the flavor of naval uniforms.

Of course, it is boring to read about boring thing, but it is better to read something that makes you yawn with boredom than something that will make you weep uncontrollably, pound your fists against the floor, and leave tearstains all over your pillowcase, sheets, and boomerang collection.