I mean that I think I find the psychology of people more interesting than politics. I think the psychology of politics is more interesting than straight politics.
Well, I have an interest in power. I have an interest in people who find themselves in the position to exercise absolute power.
I have a great interest in classical mythology and I need to make a sphinx or satyr every once in awhile to satisfy those interests. (...)
I'm interested in the space between the viewer and the surface of the painting - the forms and the way they work in their surroundings. I'm interested in how they react to a room.
Parents in the early half of the twentieth century were primarily concerned with the development of character in their children. They wanted to be certain that their children were ready to cope with adversity, for it was surely coming to them one day...
It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.
My first character was Mr. Toad.
A circular plot structure, often seen in adventure novels and quest fantasies, is a narrative devise involving setting, character, and theme. Typically a protagonist ventures from home (or the starting place of the story), goes on a journey, often a ...
Distance can ruin even the best of intentions. But I suppose it depends on how you look at it. Distance just adds a richness you would not otherwise get. People come. People go. They will drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a fav...
Death is not like going to sleep, it's more like waking up from a dream and realizing the person you were in the dream wasn't you, the problems you had in the dream weren't your problems and waking up from the dream to this world is like going back t...
No one ever developed their character by arranging their experiences in such a way that only ‘good’ things are allowed to happen to them. Character is not purchased with a dance in the street. It is not cheap, and it’s hard to come by, owing pa...
If I'm to have a character that others admire, I need to focus on developing that character. I need to make decisions that are honorable and honest. I need to focus on others rather than myself. I need to be consistent in my dealings with other (whil...
I'm very interested in architecture.
Beware of him who gives you advice according to his own interests.
Time to improve is limited. The clock is always on and doesn't care if you don't feel like it. Someone else does and they're passing you by.
I'm not concerned with whether you got to the top. I want to know how far you climbed. That is where the real achievement is found.
Ironic that those most holy are least likely to see themselves that way.
I like looking at the characters. Seeing them always brings up some voice or attitude. I am much more visual, and that works so much better than having someone tell me what the character is all about.
Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed; that's how my book begins, too, but I hadn't noticed the parallel before, two characters forced to share a bed, reluctantly.
Every great thing that has been accomplished, and is yet to be accomplished, starts with a dream.
You are more in control of your destiny than you have ever imagined.
