“Because with time blocking out the bad, memory is always bound to be a bit naive and stupidly optimistic.”

“It'll always be easier to fight others if you reduce them to a single word or look at them just one way.”

“Ouch, my butthole hurts, but I really need to have a look at that firestation.”

“Actually, the Burmese don't refer to her by name. They just call her "The Lady." It's like Voldemort in Harry Potter, "He Who Must Not Be Named.”

“War always reaches the depths of horror because of idiots who perpetuate terror from generation to generation under the pretext of vengeance.”

“You'll understand the meaning in time. It's like a chemical -- you put it out there and the reaction that it creates is what art is.”

“No one rises above who he or she has been without first having fallen down. The best time - in fact, the only time - to make a real change in your life is in the moment of seeing the need for it. He who hesitates always gets lost in the hundred reasons why tomorrow is a better day to get started.”