Behind every novel is a greater story of how it came to be published.

There is more magic in our own world than in any world of fantasy.

We live in the most epic of fantasy worlds.

Growing up is the greatest adventure of all.

Just because it's imaginary, doesn't mean it's not real.

To live is to travel, on a voyage more epic than the odysseys of myth - not from place to place, but through the poignant strangeness of time.

Going to sleep is an adventure: you never know where your dreams will take you.

The past is fantasy, and the future is science fiction.

Music is a language - and language, at its finest, should be music.

Somewhere beyond the pain, you turn around and realize that life is beautiful.

There are three certainties in a writer's life: death, taxes, and rejection letters.

You life matters. You are here for a reason. Your job is to determine why.

The superman exists and he's American.

I'm afraid the parenting advice to come out of developmental psychology is very boring: pay attention to your kids and love them.

I would really hope this would make people see the short story as an important art, not just something you played around with until you got a novel.

If God is God He is not good, if God is good He is not God; take the even, take the odd.

Love yourself and don't settle for less than what you deserve.

For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the ball.

Live joyfully, without desire.

Understudies don't normally get invited to openings.

In the long run, nothing can withstand reason and experience, and the contradiction religion offers to both is palpable.