"Apologies have more power than most of us realize to restore strained relationships, free us from vengeful impulses, and create possibilities for growth."

“He's as quick as a hiccup.”

“To be an Indian in modern American society is in a very real sense to be unreal and ahistorical.”

Source : Vine Deloria,Jr. (1971). “Custer Died For Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto”

“My grandfather's family used to own a pasta factory in Naples and they would go door-to-door selling their pasta. So his love of food came from his parents, which was then passed down to my mother and then again to me.”

“I've just come to realize I'm going to share my point of view. Some people won't like me for it. Some people will. I will work every day to be as honest as I can because I do believe that we're all trying to get to the same place. But various people have tricked us into believing that we are not. And I see America going into that space.”

“I'm guided by my enthusiasm.”

Source : "Conversation: Director Jonathan Demme on His New Film and Hero, Carolyn Parker". "PBS NewsHour" with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. September 20, 2012.

“Most true artists care about music as a pure, passionate art form, but can get caught in the trap of the business. Which, sadly, has now become more important than the artist or even the music itself.”

“Robb: Uncle Benjen said to send you to the stables if I saw you. Jon: I have one more farewell to make. Robb: Then I haven't seen you.”

“I'd prostitute my talents if it would further my cause, steal if there was no way out, killing my friends or anyone else if it would help my art.”