"I look for the safety of my child. I don't really care about me."

“The gift moves towards the empty place. As it turns in its circle it turns towards him who has been empty-handed the longest, and if someone appears elsewhere whose need is greater it leaves its old channel and moves toward him. Our generosity may leave us empty, but our emptiness then pulls gently at the whole until the thing in motion returns to replenish us. Social nature abhors a vacuum.”

Source : Lewis Hyde (2009). “The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World”, p.29, Vintage

“What editors are obliged to appear to say that”

“Prosecutors must reveal the dirty little secret they too often share only among themselves: The death penalty actually hinders the fight against crime.”

“I liked the idea that if something horrible was happening to one of the characters in the mental hospital, no one would believe them. The staff would just chalk it up to them being crazy. So it gives me a lot to work with.”

“Revenge is sweet and not fattening.”

“I hope I never get so old I get religious.”

“The thing about the movie 'Navy SEALs' is that it was just such a waste. The script could've been shaped to be much better, and you just hate to see all that talent and passion go to waste.”

Source : "Michael Biehn on The Victim, William Friedkin, and his favorite antagonist role". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. October 2, 2012.

“During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.”