But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, 'There is something about you I cherish.

Life is problems. Living is solving problems.

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.

There is no idea so brilliant or original that a sufficiently-untalented writer can't screw it up.

A hero is someone who simply got too frightened to use his good sense and run away, then somehow lived through it all.

Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around.

Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution.

Every person you encounter, whom you interact with, is there to teach you something. Sometimes it may be years before you realize what each had to show you.

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and go web surfing, then guilt kicks in and I get back to work.

One likes to think one grows as a writer as one ages, else all you get is an old young writer. Beyond that is the changing landscape of the universe and the stories I choose to tell.

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: It comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.

Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended

Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.

All of the secrets the vampires held dear have been exposed, and the humans can now fight back as equals in a way, which is scary.

I'm definitely a Queen supporter. She was great.

Bosnia is a country of hatred and fear.

How frustrating it is to be out-argued by someone you know is dead wrong but is more eloquent.

There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author.