"Every time some new huckster of angst-ridden metaphor is appointed by Art Forum, the congregation genuflects, stroking the catalog like a handful of Rosary beads, and starts spreading that old gospel according to Hyperbole. No questions asked... And thus the bill of goods is sold, all along the line. An art historical snake, swallowing its own tale."

“We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics... but instead there is a terrible resurgence. These are ugly signs for freedom of expression.”

“It's extremely difficult to come across quality material. It's a competitive world.”

Source : "Romany Malco Chats w/ S&A About 'Think Like A Man,' Picking Projects, Black Cinema & More!". Interview with Vanessa Martinez, www.indiewire.com. May 7, 2012.

“From the time we're born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and coconspirators, our role models and our cautionary tales,”

Source : Jeffrey Kluger (2011). “The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us”, p.8, Penguin

“I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.”

“There is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something to hide as conversation!... A human being, Hastings, cannot resist theopportunity to reveal himself and express his personality which conversation gives him. Every time he will give himself away.”

“You know, every year has been fantastic for me, I'm still here, I'm still alive and it's been fantastic.”

Source : Song: God Favored Me Pt. 1

“To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.”

Source : Reply to questionnaire, "The Cost of Letters", in Horizon magazine, September 1946.

“It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. It may well be that a war neurosis stirred up by propaganda of fear and hatred is the prelude to destruction.”