All my characters have got a big slice of me in them. A big piece of me, because it's my dialogue and this is the way I think and talk.

It's a strange paradox that a man gifted with too many talents can fritter them all away without developing a single one to its full.

I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. The view is from my inner eyes.

It's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.

Failure makes success so much sweeter, and allows you to thumb your nose at the crowds.

They do say that socialism is the ideal philosophy-just as long as you have capitalists to pay for it.

I think one of the most poignant things is unrequited love and loneliness.

When I vacate this sack of old bones I won't care what you do with it. Bury or burn it but don't make much fuss.

Litigation only makes lawyers fat.

Sometimes it is best for men not to attempt to interfere with destiny. Our prayers can be answered in ways which we do not expect and do not welcome.

I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a perfect set-up?

Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do something. Anything.

We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid.

Man has an infinite capacity to rationalize - especially when it comes to what he wants to eat.

Even if one doesn't smoke pot, one has to see the benefits of decriminalizing it.

Personal power is the reflection of a person of knowledge. A person of knowledge, an enlightened person, a person even close to enlightenment, has a great deal of personal power.

Listening is the new prospecting.

The most important thing is the script.

One of the things that always was Fall Out Boy was trying new things and kind of pushing ourselves in different directions.

There is no such thing as a stationary tradition. Traditions are always developing, living things.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast.