In every society, the definitions of sanity and madness are arbitrary - are, in the largest sense, political.

It's hard not to be afraid. Be less afraid.

Few ever see what is not already inside their heads.

The fear of becoming old is born of the recognition that one is not living now the life that one wishes.

The ratio of authentic literature to trash in pornography may be somewhat lower than the ratio of novels of genuine literary meritto the entire volume of sub-literary fiction produced for mass taste. But it is probably not lower than, for instance, that of another somewhat shady sub-genre with a few first-rate books to its credit, science fiction.

In good films, there is always a directness that entirely frees us from the itch to interpret.

[O]ne person's 'barbarian' is another person's 'just doing what everybody else is doing.