"You know, sex is actually not so original as the way people love or the stories behind each relationship, which is what you remember. Sex is sex in the end."

"Women often postpone their lives, thinking that if they're not with a partner then it doesn't really count. They're still searching for their prince, in a way. And as much as we don't discuss that, because it's too embarrassing and too sad, I think it really does exist."

"As for how criticism of Keats' poetry relates to criticism of my own work, I'll leave that for others to decide."

"But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem."

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the journey is far more important than the destination."

"Wisdom principle 38 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 70."

"The art of living is discovering that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"It is a subtle truth that to lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one — an essential principle for the reflective life."