All men contain several men inside them, and most of us bounce from one self to another without ever knowing who we are.

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.

There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.

Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.

One should never underestimate the power of books.

If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.

Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

My man's as true as steel.

Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.

Life has a funny way of helping you out when you think that everything's gone wrong.

A generation educated in fearless freedom will have wider and bolder hopes than are possible to us

Don't try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.

I've got you deep in the heart of me.

You don't find geniuses in street musicians, but that doesn't mean to say you can't be really good.

I am convinced that the influence of an army of godly women will be incalculable--in our homes, our churches, and our culture. Will you be one of those women?

Sometimes I just... want to see it again. Want to see you awake.

The people are only tools, a means used by God. But they are not the sourse of help, aid, or salvation of any kind. Only God is. The people cannot even create the wing of a fly (Quran, 22:73).