I don't want to speak too disparagingly of my generation (actually I do, we had a chance to change the world but opted for the Home Shopping Network Instead).

Remember that 'plumber in space' is not such a bad setup for a story.

What charitable 1 percenters can't do is assume responsibility - America's national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor, the education of its young, the repair of its failing infrastructure, the repayment of its staggering war debts.

Cut him. Cut him while I stand here and watch. I want to see the blood flow. Don't make me tell you twice.

It’s hard to let go. Even when what you’re holding onto is full of thorns, it’s hard to let go. Maybe especially then.

I can't understand why people use religion to hurt each other when there's already so much pain in the world.

Everything's a lot tougher when it's for real. That's when you choke. When it's for real.