Behind the depressing silence of the sea, the silence of God …. the feeling that while men raise their voices in anguish God remains with folded arms, silent.

I did pray. I kept on Praying. But prayer did nothing to alleviate their suffering.

The reason why darkness terrifying for us, he reflected, is that there remains in us the instinctive fear the primitive man had when there was as yet no light.

Lord, why are you silent? Why are you always silent...?

In order to pile weakness upon weakness he was trying to drag others along the path that he himself had walked.

No matter what the circumstances, no man can completely escape from vanity.

... sleep deprivation is an illegal torture method outlawed by the Geneva Convention and international courts, but most of us do it to ourselves.

Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these.

Imagination, whatever may be said to the contrary, will always hold a place in history, as truth does in romance. Has not romance been penned with history in view?

Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone may repay you.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I really like to communicate to my fans. I have a fan club president who I've had for over 15 years.

Early publication can be a dubious blessing: we all know writers who would give anything not to have published their first book, and go about trying to buy up all existing copies.

The thing about being a writer is that you never have to ask, 'Am I doing something that's worthwhile?' Because even if you fail at it, you know that it's worth doing.

I learned that if a relationship is honest, it can last through anything despite all the challenges we have to face and everything that happens around us.

Being English definitely gave me some insight into these eccentric Brits puttering around Hollywood.