John Ruskin

That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it.