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“Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people - not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene.”
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“The cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free man acknowledges. It is the only security that free man desires.”
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“Hiding my migraines on the set may have been my toughest challenge as an actor. There were times when the pain from migraine headaches was so severe that I literally had to crawl across my dressing room floor. But I couldnt let anyone know. If they thought I might slow production, I figured that would end my career.”
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“I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.”
Source : Interview with Kiki Smith, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2012. 
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“Maybe it’s animalness that will make the world right again: the wisdom of elephants, the enthusiasm of canines, the grace of snakes, the mildness of anteaters. Perhaps being human needs some diluting.”
Source : Carol Emshwiller (2004). “Carmen Dog”, p.158, Small Beer Press
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“I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near.”
Source : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.134, Pen and Sword
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“Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.”
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“I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.”
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“The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education and fine arts. The Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order. And the Ministry of Plenty, which is responsible for economic affairs. their names, in Newspeak: Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv and Miniplenty”
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“Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.”
