Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

What saddens me is the corruption of youth and beauty, and the loss of soul, which is only replaced by money.

There are so many young women in film school right now, and it's just about foreign sales companies, domestic sales companies agreeing to finance films directed by and starring women.

Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole; they cared for their employees and the community which gave them the wealth. They never took more money out than they put back in.

It is troubling that modern slavery is a crime that can be hidden in the supply chains of the goods and services we use every day. The uncomfortable reality is that the money we spend could be driving demand for slavery across the globe.