You can always become the person you would have liked to be.
Nobody ever gets what they want when it comes to love.
If life's lessons could be reduced to single sentences, ther would be no need for fiction.
The first time I remember really being excited about a book was The Count of Monte Cristo.
I adore the company of other writers because they are so often lively minds and, frequently, blazingly funny. And of course, we get each other in a unique way.
At the end of the day, perhaps the best argument against capital punishment may be that it is an issue beyond the limited capacity of government to get things right.
The law, for all its failings, has a noble goal - to make the little bit of life that people can actually control more just. We can't end disease or natural disasters, but we can devise rules for our dealings with one another that fairly weigh the rights and needs of everyone, and which, therefore, reflect our best vision of ourselves.
As an actor, you're just brought on to fill one role, so it's nice to see what the entire journey is like. As much as I'd be allowed to do it, I would do it. I love it.
I obtain my center by remembering to breathe when in a difficult situation. My daily routine includes prayer, workouts, and meditation.
Without courage, all other virtues are useless.
The moment you come to trust chaos, you see God clearly. Chaos is divine order, versus human order. Change is divine order, versus human order. When the chaos becomes safety to you, then you know you're seeing God clearly.