A writer observes you far sharply than others and therefore you find your traits in a book.

In failure, you begin to lose friends. In success, you lose most of them.

Now that we are born, let us live in a trance.

He was certain he was anorectic, because every time he looked in a mirror he saw a fat man. It was the Archchancellor, standing behind him and shouting at him.

If I had Aladdin's lamp and the usual three wishes, the first would always be, 'Give me the first day of June.

Acknowledge people, not their jobs.

Isn't it amazing that there are laws of the universe that you can actually find out about, live your life according to and change the world for the better?

Yes, in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers - Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And Joy for weary hours.

I don't just talk about change. I actually have a plan to execute change and make it happen.

The crocodile cannot turn its head. Like all science, it must always go forward with all-devouring jaws.

The area was encompassed in a bubble of warm, fragrant steam from the funnel cake deep fryers. It smelled like sweet vanilla cake batter you licked off a spoon.

I mean, we've all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice won't come.

You learn as much from your kids as they learn from you.