To give and to lose is nothing; but to lose and to give still is the part of a great mind.
There is a limbo of the lost through which American males of a certain age and status almost inevitably must pass these days.
The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective.
Luck always favors the comely.
He who does not like you will defame you in jest.
A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters, as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on them. Movie adaptations of these monumental fictions often fail because they become mere exercises in interior decoration.
Memory is the personal journalism of the soul.
Today, is a great day to make a difference for someone. 'I have a dream'.
As if there could be true stories: things happen in one way, and we retell them in the opposite way.
Chances are, the aliens will not want to land on our backyard, or even the White House lawn, with their flying saucers. They may have tiny, robotic self-replicating probes which can reach near light speed and can proliferate around the galaxy. So instead of the Enterprise and huge star ships, the aliens might actually send tiny probes to explore the universe. One might land on our lawn and we won't even know.
I love True Blood and Buffy, and, obviously, this is one of my favorite jobs that I've ever had - but not just because it's horror, but because the cast is so good and the writing is so great.