“It's only words... unless they're true.”

“Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?”

“Kraus asks the question of Freudian analysis: What would be enough? At what point would talking about ones problems for x hours a week, be sufficient to bring one to a state of normalcy?The genius ...”

“What is our life: (Pause.) its looking forward or its looking back. And thats our life. Thats it. Where is the moment?”

“All drama is about lies. All drama is about something thats hidden. A drama starts because a situation becomes imbalanced by a lie. The lie may be something we tell each other or something we think...”

“You know, I once read an interesting book which said that, uh, most people lost in the wilds, they, they die of shame. Yeah, see, they die of shame. 'What did I do wrong? How could I have gotten my...”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“The worlds most successful people didnt wait for someone else to pick them, but instead, they picked themselves.”

“Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.”

“Want something else more than success. Success is a lovely thing, but your desire to say something, your worth, and your identity shouldnt rely on it, because its not guaranteed and its not permane...”