"No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear. Too much power is never enough."

“I didn't get into politics because I thought government had a better answer. I got into politics because I knew government didn't have the real answers, that the real answers lie in accepting Jesus Christ into our lives.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. January 28, 2007.

“Physical pain is not a simple affair of an impulse, travelling at a fixed rate along a nerve. It is the resultant of a conflict between a stimulus and the whole individual.”

“Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time do for it too little.”

“I think if you're writing a play, it should be its own end game; you'll never get to do a good one unless you know it's not a blueprint for a film; you're not going to get the action right and the story right.”

Source : "Interview: Martin McDonagh On A ‘Pillowman’ Movie, ‘Seven Psychopaths’ And The Genius Of Sam Rockwell". Interview with Oliver Lyttelton, www.indiewire.com. December 6, 2012.

“I am deeply superficial.”

“Eve Byron has a permanent place on my must-buy list. Her characters are three-dimensional men and women who live on in readers' hearts long after they've turned the last page. ONLY IN MY DREAMS is pure Eve Byron, which means it's a pure delight. I fell in love with Lorelei and Dane, two of the most delightful characters I've encountered in a very long time. Byron's magical touch never falters. ONLY IN MY DREAMS is a surefire hit!”

“I'm not against TV; I don't go on the morning talk shows because I'm not invited. If I was, I might go.”

“So far I haven't really been prominent enough to get critical attention focused on me. So, of course, I fully expect bad reviews, but I will be wracked with misery as a result.”