But because we've all been readers, we know what the experience is like, and we hope that what certain writers have given to us, we will give to someone.

I was clever enough to know that John Donne was offering something that was awfully enjoyable. I just wasn't clever enough to actually enjoy it.

It's obviously a characteristic of human beings that we like to feel superior to others, but our problem is we are not superior

I sincerely believe that if Bush and Cheney recognized the full humanity of other people's mothers around the world, they wouldn't commit the crimes they commit.

I know that I am one and I've made a living as an actor and I enjoy being an actor, but when I'm not actually doing it, I forget that I do it.

I spend most of my time thinking about things like laundry and buying stationery supplies.

I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write.