"Abortion should be listed as a weapon of mass destruction against the voiceless."

“Everything I did in high school was focused on microbiology, looking at things like algae under a microscope for hours on end. When I was 13, I saved up $100 to buy a good used microscope. I was obsessed with microorganisms.”

“We forgot about Buddha. We forgot about God. We developed a coldness inside us that still has not thawed. I fear my soul has died. We stopped writing home to our mothers. We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting.?”

“Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist.”

Source : Ned Rorem (2000). “Lies: A Diary, 1986-1999”, Counterpoint Press

“If I write scripts that nobody likes, I don't think we'll be doing 'True Detective.'”

“A person of wisdom is not one who practices Buddhism apart from worldly affairs but, rather, one who thoroughly understands the principles by which the world is governed.”

“Wealth is power, and power is the only thing about which contemporary culture cares.”

“Im sorry I cant speak very coherently.”

“I believe I can make all the money I've missed. But I can't regain the time with fans and family.”