A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference.

Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Specificity is the soul of narrative.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

Great fish do not swim in small rivers.

Christians are free to serve and obey God since they are loved, justified, redeemed, reconciled, forgiven, saved, and sustained to the end!

When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge.

Sometimes women feel uncomfortable when men stare at them when they try on shoes.

Sometimes a person has to be dead a while before people can appreciate what they did when they were alive.

Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen.

Donald Trump bigotry, his bluster, his bullying, have become his campaign.

For everything divine and human, virtue, fame, and honor, now obey the alluring influence of riches.

I think that in terms of the American interests, I would feel more safe with a President Trump representing those interests to the world.

In a way. Magic is the act of making a wish come about. Like praying, like plotting, like herbs, like exerting your will on the world, making something happen.