A big book is a hard thing to manage - I find the computer makes it easier to keep it in order, and to keep the old drafts (which I sometimes go back to) without drowning in paper.

The idea of perfection can be a tyrant you should overthrow, to gain your freedom.

I love writing fiction - you can take just what you want from a place, and leave the rest.

I don't think the physical object of a book has any sacred quality, so in principle I think ebooks are great - just another way for stories and story-tellers to connect.

Until a thing was seen, could it be said to exist? And if his eye through the telescope were the one that brought a certain star into existence, did not that make him a creator?

it crossed Farren's mind that although death seemed big, life was even bigger

Violence never can wipe out violence, only a caring heart with love can do that.

Adversity is test of faith.

Let my heart be wise. It is the gods' best gift.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

Trust is the essence of Leadership.

A win would be better than a draw.

You need to develop mental habits that allow you to activate the same brain patterns we activate during gameplay.

The point is to stumble upon things in your life, and not plan them out.

Laughing doesn't make bad things worse any more than crying makes them better. It doesn't mean you don't care, or that you've forgotten. It just means you're human.

Time passed slowly, like and old man climbing a hill.