An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

Don't let the brownies bite.

False humility is more insulting than open pride!

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.

Hello, cell. How are you? Still dank and dirty? Me? I've taken up a new habit: talking to my cell. It's like talking to myself but slightly more pathetic.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.

Hard to call it a party without sardines.

We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.

You know you're doing what you love when Sunday nights feel the same as Friday nights....

The most effective way to be self disciplined, is to submit yourself to your words.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

With my daughter, we do arts and crafts, we read a lot, we listen to music, and we cut the strings off balloons and bounce them around after birthday parties.

I don't have any intention of resigning.

Frankly, I was surprised at how generous the Japanese press has been to the idea of a foreigner running Sony.

Now, you’re either on the bus or you’re off the bus.

I hate the very human inclination towards insensitivity

Once allow your soul to be disturbed by any violent emotion and, like the waters of a tempest-tossed lake, it can no longer reflect the divine Image.

Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already posses.