All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion.

I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.

I believe that we often disguise pain through ritual and it may be the only solace we have.

Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience.

An army of lovers shall not fail.

I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served me well in terms of understanding plot, in terms of watching actors develop characters.

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.