A good deed that follows upon another is the reward for the first one, and an evil deed that follows upon another is a punishment for the first one.

The Prophet's character was termed tremendous because his concern was for God alone.

No one can take your joy away from you, unless you willingly give it to them through repeated negative interpretations of your experiences.

Bookstores never seem to know where to put me on the shelves. But I do. I love my genre and I love those writers, so I am happy to be considered a crime writer. That's what I consider myself.

I think one manifestation of integrity is holding a grudge. Saying no is a little different. Holding a grudge is the modern equivalent of having standards.

They are universal places, like churches, hallowed meeting places of all mankind.

You do not know what you can achieve until you try.

We came by night to the Fortunate Isles, And lay like fish Under the net of our kisses.

Asking is the first step in the Creative Process, so make it a habit to ask.

If you think the country is a bastion only of nasty tendencies and racism and oppression, that is anti-American.

I was quite a reader before I became a writer.

We must calculate not on the weather, nor on fortune, but upon God and ourselves. He may fail us in the gratification of our wishes, but never in the encounter with our exigencies.