Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge.

Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge.

Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge.

Embrace the pain, Sharum.

Your power to choose can never be taken from you. It can be neglected and it can be ignored. But if used, it can make all the difference.

Setbacks are just learning experiences.

Running away from fear is fear; fighting pain is pain; trying to be brave is being scared

We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white.

The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.

Even though I am going to miss out on my prom or I am going to miss out on walking across stage to accept my diploma, that's OK to me because I know I will have other perks in life.

In order to be a living, breathing thing, a novel has to be failed in some kind of way. Or at least that's how I keep writing them.

I'm a single father, I don't like to be away from my son. So I'll go out, make a film and come back. Repeat. And it's worked out very well for the last 11 years.

Freedom may be a value in politics, but it is not a value in morals.