"An ugly woman in a rich habit set out with jewels nothing can become."

“Selfishness keeps man blind through life.”

“For years now, I've been talking about the rise of the extreme right in the U.S. Since 9/11, white nationalists have killed more Americans on U.S. soil than any foreign or domestic terrorist group combined. It's something we don't categorize as terrorism or extremism. We often brush it off as mental illness - things like Oak Creek Wisconsin - and these people are certainly tied to white supremacy, have written manifestos. We've got a major problem in not calling that terrorism.”

Source : Source: chicagoist.com

“I was fascinated by The Lord of the Rings from about the age of eight, and that lasted well into my teens.”

Source : "Philip Reeve: 'I can't even drive a car, let alone an inter-dimensional phone box'". Interview with Patrick, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2013.

“I know actors who say acting is acting, but I love the live-ness of an audience. I love feeling the energy of a room and allowing them to sort of teach you how to do it better.”

“Did you know? Did the cross cast a shadow on your cradle? Did you shudder each time your hammer struck a nail? How much heaven and how much earth were in this baby at his birth? Did you know, or did you wonder?”

“No one sees themself as the villain in their story.”

Source : Source: collider.com

“Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.”

“I'm a child myself, in the sense that I'm still looking. Children are fascinated by black holes and ask me questions. I find they soon get the idea if it is explained in nontechnical language.”