Even rain and wind and stormy clouds bring joy, just as knowing animals and flowers and where they live.
Mortal beauty stings while it delights.
Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
Our first and last love is self-love.
We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
When all else is lost, the future still remains.
And if you can't shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it.
Sometimes you can write a great scene, but when you're actually in a situation and it doesn't work, you have to be flexible enough to make it work for you.
I never wanted to do away with my intensity because I felt it was a gift that helped put fuel in my engine, giving me exceptional drive and energy.
I have no private life, as I am constantly under police surveillance.