A person’s never too old for stories. Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them. - Roland Deschain

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

Art isn't a product. It's an experience

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

I think I'm very in touch with nature because I grew up in that surrounding. That's a big part of who I am; I don't know anything different.

I used to be afraid of two things - being alone and not being able to write. Since Albert's death, I don't care about writing or about other people.

I haven't gone home with anybody who tried to pick me up in a long time.

I've become less cynical, which is appalling but kind of cool.

I feel the closest to crazy when I'm disagreeing with the voice in my head

The 'Idea of India' is an India of opportunity and aspiration. An India where: all are prosperous and happy, all are free from illness.

I never forget,” Myrnin said in a choked whisper. “Certainly not with your nails in my throat. They’re quite an excellent mnemonic device.

When I danced, I felt I was entering the temple of Art.