True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.
Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun!
There's a reason Tony Stark makes fun of 'Thor,' and mentions 'Shakespeare' in the park in 'The Avengers. ' It's great to play high drama and comedy alongside a modern story.
If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there, it would've been like Woodstock.
I don't understand why or how anyone ever pulled off the whole idea of 'women are inferior. '
The problem is I want to do everything. I really love all of it, and I love every aspect of movie-making and storytelling, and I love television, I love the Internet. I wish I had time to do absolutely everything.
My soul is wrapped in harsh repose, Midnight descends in raven-colored clothes, But soft. . . behold! A sunlight beam Butting a swath of glimmering gleam. My heart expands, 'tis grown a bulge in it, Inspired by your beauty. . . Effulgent.
when we badly want a thing, we go to hunting for good and righteous reasons for it; we give it that fine name to comfort our consciences, whereas we privately know we are only hunting for plausible ones.
Love requires that we overcome the traditional and self-defeating fears that place distance between ourselves and others.
The thought, when written down, becomes less oppressive, but some thoughts are like a cancerous tumor: you express is, you excise it, and it grows back worse than before.
When asked to borrow money: "I'll see what my lawyer says. . . . And if he says yes, I'll get another lawyer.