And the sexes eyeing each other uneasily, for nothing is easier for a teenager to imagine than rejection.

(Guy) Pearce, as the hero, makes the mistake of trying to give a good and realistic performance. (Jeremy) Irons at least knows what kind of movie he's in, and hams it up accordingly.

All I require of a religion is that it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it.

Teenagers used to go to the movies to see adults having sex. Today adults go to the movies to see teenagers having sex.

CROUCHING TIGER is nevertheless a gloriously big epic, starring the Hong Kong action stars Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh in a visionary adventure where the characters seem set free from the force of gravity.

Life is made up of challenges that cannot be solved but only accepted.

At the end of the day, some authors will endure and most, including some very good ones, will not. Why do I think reading is important? It is such an effective medium between mind and mind. We think largely in words. A medium made only of words doesn't impose the barrier of any other medium. It is naked and unprotected communication. That's how you get pregnant. May you always be so.