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.

I say, if you're going to eat a creature alive, you have to expect some screaming. That is the carnivore's burden.

Education means breaking free from the manacles of limitations put forward by primitive ignorance.

Traveling light gives me a way to set down what would otherwise be the baggage of someone else' decision to cling to well-worn path.

God made man, but man made the society we live in.

An author's dream does not necessarily come instantly. Rather, it is cultivated and nurtured, every epiphany and idea are like rain drops that bring life to the story being written.

SAGE. A wise and Holy man who died a long time ago. No one modern qualifies.

A beach house isn't just real estate. It's a state of mind.

Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor.

Despite the economic disaster that is Russia, there are still air shows taking place in the country.

the bird sings as if to say that delight is easy, for those who desire it

Revolution is not something outside of us, but inside us, begging for our engagement every single day.