Do you ever read any of the books you burn?" He laughed. "That's against the law!" "Oh. Of course.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.

Looking back over a lifetime, you see that love was the answer to everything.

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.

Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down.

I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.

Diets are essentially training courses in how to feel fat and feel like a failure.

So long as you are in God's hands, He will not throw you away. God cannot drop you for you to be ashamed.

I try to avoid stories that end with...and he was never seen again.

Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.

I love everything special or unique. Sometimes I love girly clothes, sometimes I love strong boy looks. You never know what is the next look of Ming.

People who repress desires often turn, suddenly, into hypocrites.

The practice of yoga allows us to become more conscious of our own physical existence and how significant we really are.

You really are here. (Thanatos) Hair of the dog, baby. Sooner or later, we all dance with the devil. Tonight, it’s your turn. (Zarek)

I have a temper on me that could hold back tides.

Understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.