"He dons are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything."

“The sound of madness is life. It's waking up in the morning to your alarm clock, your kid crying for you, hearing the sound of the city, it's everything. Madness isn't necessarily a negative thing, it can be a positive thing. You know, hearing them cry for you, if you have children, is a great thing, it's your child.”

Source : Source: puregrainaudio.com

“Existence in itself, taken at its least miraculous, is a miracle.”

Source : Rebecca West (1982). “Black lamb and grey falcon: a journey through Yugoslavia”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

“All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.”

“Inspiration arrives as a packet of material to be delivered.”

“It’s not about the amount of time you devote but rather what you devote to that time that counts.”

“I really feel that the thing that I love the most about my career is that it is so eclectic. You know, I've gone from so many genres and so many different mediums and I love that most - that people have always given me the chance to do vastly different things.”

Source : "Exclusive InDepth InterView: Katie Finneran Talks I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER, COMPANY, Sondheim, PROMISES & More". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. December 1, 2011.

“The only times you'll see me in terms of the movie business is when I have to go to the premieres of my own movies. I don't go to see ones that aren't mine because I don't even like going to mine.”

“large part of our purpose in life is to be of service to the rest of us.”