At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful at the beginning of a writing career.

Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation... Men die, they said, but reputation does not die.

Wyrd bith ful araed (Fate is inexorable).

You won't regret the men you never killed, but you will regret the women you passed up.

We all suffer from dreams

Writing is a solitary occupation.

Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.

Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.

Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think, but we do take vacations.

The existence of tricks does not imply the absence of magic.

We make children and wealth and amass land and build halls and assemble armies and give great feasts, but only one thing survives us. Reputation.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

Happiness is a good business these days, more you talk crap about happiness the large number of crowd you will gather.

The environment acts more strongly upon the individual life the less fixed and strong this individual life may be.

Just get it right, “it is not too late to dream”. You can do it now! This very moment, I mean right now! Let’s begin!

This time, instead of moving oceans and healing planets, let's get our bills in order and pay down the debt so we control our own future.

A good since of humor and someone who is loyal and cute-I like cute girls

A woman's fame is the tomb of her happiness.

Vigorous exercise will often fortify a feeble constitution.

I not only enjoy it, I think, how do you design things that are applicable to life - unless you live it?

For punches I never really choose, I take whatever opportunity is given to me. If it's a left, I'll take it. If it's a right I'll take it.