"People tend to find books when they are ready for them."

“It's not nothing when you're abroad and you don't have a washing machine.”

Source : Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 4, 2016.

“For me, L.A. was, and is, a very creative place to be.”

“Everywhere the sky is blue. There are a multitude of cuisines and dishes. I think of them as the languages and dialects of food.”

“Commitment is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.”

“'Coraline' is Neil Gaiman's book, it sold a lot, it has a big fan base. It was originally conceived to be live action, but I never really wanted it to be. I always thought that it would work better as an animated film.”

Source : "1-On-1 with Henry Selick on The Life Aquatic". LatinoReview Interview, movieweb.com. December 20, 2004.

“Why do we keep believing that we can control nature,even as it banishes us repeatedly from our homes in search of new fertile ground?”

Source : Maria Rodale (2010). “Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe”, p.93, Rodale

“Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.”

“God is not bothered by your persistence. Keep asking.”