"The task of the novelist is to awaken the reader's sympathy, to make the reader care."

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

The beauty of film is that it can capture moments that are otherwise fleeting.

I used to walk down the street like I was a star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.