I did the drawing and writing - for five years. I made a lot of short films the whole while and I made a promise to myself in front of the mirror that I would stop drawing when I signed my first contract for a feature film.
Christ must be rediscovered perpetually.
Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.
To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful. . . was a mark of the Greek spirit.
The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.
It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person, the enormous interest it adds to life. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is to be educated.
Pain is the most individualized thing on earth. It is true that it is the great common bond as well, but that realization only comes when it is over. To suffer is to be alone. To watch another suffer is to know the barrier that shuts each of us away by himself Only individuals can suffer.
I think they should create a holiday for friends-with-benefits relationships. Because I feel like Valentine's Day is, maybe it's a day to stay home and cry.
There is nothing permanent in the world except change.
I vividly remember being 14. That was the age when I started to get happy: I started being a writer and stopped being a loser.
I never argue with the tape. To be angry at the market because it unexpectedly or even illogically goes against you is like getting mad at your lungs because you have pneumonia.