"we give each other a smile with a future in it"

-- John Donne

“The critique of social inequality, which is very much a part of my story, came about naturally from my recollection of Huck and Tom and the controversy surrounding [Mark] Twain's use of them and from my own passionate interest in civil rights, animal rights, and the right of Earth to survive humankind's reprehensible neglect of its stewardship.”
“I know how I get hard. Running on a treadmill behind women in a gym normally does it for me.”
“I got married when I was 16 so I had to do shift-work to make ends meet.”
“I don't have role models or watch much TV. I go to awards ceremonies but often I don't even know who the people are. I think that's good, because then you don't have preconceived ideas about them.”
“I remembered a mantra that one of my teachers used to tell me at drama school, that every thought will pass across your face. Even if you're thinking about Shreddies the camera will read it.”
“Why do we need money beyond a point? If we are free of ill health, enmity, and debt, is that not enough? Too much money only leads to less peace.”
“By 1975 sexual feeling and marriage will have nothing to do with each other.”
“When you are good to others, you are best to yourself.”

Source : Benjamin Franklin, Ormond Seavey (1998). “Autobiography and Other Writings”, p.282, Oxford University Press, USA

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