First time I ever put pen to paper, I had one goal – to build something no one had ever thought of before.

Read the right books and we can be as wild and worry-free as we've ever wanted to be. No law can stop us reading.

One day, I decided I was going to write books forever.

You have to know your own mind inside out before you can know the minds of others.

The fear of not being remembered is a dangerous thing.

I’m proud to be a writer. I’m doing the job all my heroes did.

One man’s fight is another man’s freedom.

Reality was dawning on him and he hated reality. If you were him, so would you.

No matter what the good boys tell you, criminality is not a level playing field.

Katie soon learned there was a problem with hope.

Writing is just building a new world – one character, one place, one maniac at a time.

Don't bother about those who can't understand you, because they don't deserve you for what you are.

What if a puppet could cut its own strings, and in that act of defiance and strength of will become truly alive? Become is own puppetmaster?

To have a body is to suffer.

Few bands in hard rock history have been so adept at balancing the awesome and trivial as Van Halen in their prime.

Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.

It would've been amazing [to work as programmer]. You're good at numbers, you're good with people, you like to wear shorts in the summertime.

That's when I began drinking coffee. I was hung up on every little thing. I loved Paris, and felt straightaway at home. Not to be grandiose, but it seemed like all the city had been waiting for me.

I'm enjoying it, but I still don't know why I'm hooked on acting.

I grew up in a world where the social democratic state was the norm, not the exception.

I'm going to make a long speech because I've not had the time to prepare a short one.