“The names are the first things to go, after the breath has gone, and the beating of the heart. We keep our memories longer than our names.”

“Imagine if every species named itself after its greatest flaw. We could name our species arrogance.”

“Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.”

“When you come after Americans, we go after you. It may take time, but we have long memories, and our reach has no limit.”

“We are the beat of nature's heart,
the earth is our heaven
and the sun our breath,
through our heart journey's
the eternity unfolds and encircles us
with her gentle hands,
there is no end or return, no answer,
just one spark flickers.”

“Movies touch our hearts, and awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places. They open doors and minds. Movies are the memories of our lifetime. We need to keep them alive.”

“Gone is not forgotten, but our lives cannot be a memorial. This city cannot be a memorial. This city has to be a city. Our lives have to be our lives.”

“This oppressor, this machine that has gone mad and run amok, it is berserk. They keep telling us, "progress.” They keep telling us “face reality.” Well, let’s deal with reality. Reality is the Earth can no longer take this attack. We can no longer allow this Thing to continue when it’s polluting the air, it’s polluting the water, polluting our food. They pollute the air, they pollute the water, they pollute our food, they pollute our minds.”

“It’s true that I wouldn’t have written the first book had my sister and mother been alive. It was my way of continuing our conversation. It’s also this Jewish thing of naming and remembering people, and I think there is a sense of keeping that side of life going.”

“It is an ironic reality that in some instances freedom has walked away from humanity and even crossed the line. In the name of freedom there are people who no longer value privacy and show no respect. After all, these are values that we cannot escape from our humanity.”