Don’t misuse the pencil and don’t torment the paper.

Sometimes one must travel far to discover what is near.

An author must learn the principles of good storytelling only in order to write better from the heart.

Peace beginsWhen expectation ends.

So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.

It is noteworthy that at a time when every religious sanction of authority has vanished, we live in a very authoritarian epoch.

But if you read Jane Austen, you know that she had a wicked sense of humor. Not only was she funny, but her early writing was very dark and had a gothic tone to it.

Writers have opinions - that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes.

We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.

I don't know if a country (America) where the people are so ignorant of reality and of history, if you can call that a free world.

Dream abides; it is the only things that abides; vision abides.

You can never tell you the mountain will allow and who it will not.

You know, 'Viggo' is a pretty dorky name in Denmark. It's like 'Oswald' or something. It's a very old Scandinavian name, at least 1,000 years old.