Change the problem by changing your mind.

I was thinking, "So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now.

Be firm.

You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy they have an access to truth not available through regular channels.

Fiction is fun because you get to steal an identity and try to make it authentic.

I think better when I'm not sober

I know how to tell a story to a thousand people. Sometimes I don't know how to tell a story to a piece of tape on a wall and a camera.

She looked back to see Sam standing there at the edge of the strip of sunlight inside Common Grounds, staring after her with an expression on his face like he'd lost his best- his only friend.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

You can only improve what you measure.

Leadership doesn't come from age.