I’ve seen the nations rise and fall. I’ve heard their stories, heard them all, but love’s the only engine of survival.

He hated the men floating in sleep in the big stone houses. Because their lives were ordered and their rooms tidy. Because they got up every morning and did their public work. Because they weren't going to dynamite their factories and have naked parties in the fire.

I wish I could say everything in one word. I hate all the things that can happen between the beginning of a sentence and the end.

[Patrick Leonard] is such a magnificent composer. I don't think there is anybody working today with those kind of skills that could translate one of my tunes into that really beautiful chamber music.

Nothing can stop you from thinking. The human mind is designed to think continually.

Although only one man may be receiving the favors of a woman, all men in her presence are warmed.

If you don't become the ocean, you'll be seasick every day.