Everyone wants to write a book. Very few people are able to do it.

Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Specificity is the soul of narrative.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

We're starting our own religion at last. The Order of Frisbeetarians. We believe that when you die, your soul ascends to a rooftop and you can never get it back.

Self-acceptance can be daunting at first, but it is made easier with the understanding that self-acceptance is not hinged on perfection. Self-acceptance is the starting point.

Diplomacy in leadership is winning the war on behalf of both sides

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.

The intelligence of the lower forms of animal life, like a great deal of human intelligence, does not involve a self.

It is by love alone that we understand anything

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

You get social pressure from your parents, who teach you to pay attention to certain things and not to others. You get it in school.

I think of myself as a complete mystery. To myself.