"It has been said that the only reason for leaving England is to give yourself the pleasure of coming back to it."

“Live the moment for the moment.”

“What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties.”

Source : Elia Kazan, William Baer (2000). “Elia Kazan: Interviews”, p.161, Univ. Press of Mississippi

“I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.”

“Charity should be abolished; and be replaced by justice.”

“There's a look of mischief in his eyes. 'Smilla. Why is it that such an elegant and petite girl like you has such a rough voice.' I'm sorry,' I say, 'if I give you the impression that it is only my mouth that's rough. I do my best to be rough all over.”

“I was at a small private school in London. I wasn't very academic. My dad said to me, 'OK, you might as well leave, since you're not working very hard'. When I told I him wanted to stay on for my A-levels, he said I'd have to pay my own fees, then he'd pay me back if I got good grades.”

“There are still so many unanswered questions about what causes autism and other developmental disorders on the spectrum. So it is vital that we continue to research and educate ourselves in the hopes that we may begin to understand the challenges that these children and their families continue to face with each passing day.”

“It's a jagged thing in my throat, how much I miss her.”