"Another man’s evil does not make you good"

"Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions"

"I cannot stand it when people reduce complex ideas to some simplistic catchphrase"

"It’s funny how it takes hundreds of people and millions of dollars to make a major motion picture that might not even be good, but a good writer can write a great novel with just a pencil and some paper"

"I don't want to face my fears! I'm afraid of them!"

"If they offer peace, we shall send them a diplomat
If they offer ignorance, we shall send them a teacher
If they offer knowledge, we shall send them a scholar
But they offered war, so we sent a soldier"

"There's no such thing as a good story told poorly"