"Noir is where the clarity of moral divisions break down, the black and whites turn into grays."

“Of many large volumes the index is the best portion and the usefullest. A glance through the casement gives whatever knowledge of the interior is needful. An epitome is only a book shortened; and as a general rule, the worth increases as the size lessens.”

“There's a time when people say your work is revolutionary, but you have to keep being revolutionary. I can't keep shooting pop stars all my life. You have to keep changing, keep pushing yourself, looking for the new, the unusual.”

“If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.”

“It's really not rocket science. If animals are not mere things; if they have moral value, we cannot justify eating, wearing, or using them particularly when we have no better reason than palate pleasure or fashion. If you are eating, wearing, or using animals, then your actions say that you regard them as mere things, despite what your words say.”

“The island Mayo is generally barren, being dry, as I said; and the best of it is but a very indifferent soil.”

Source : William Dampier (1703). “A New Voyage Round the World”, p.21

“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.”

“Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project.”

“My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.”