Hate I shall, if I can; if I can't, I shall love though not willing.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.

Forget about 'Going Viral' and 'Go Give Value'.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

I speak in a loud, clear voice and try not to bump into the furniture.

I love music. I love going out dancing.

When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you're deathly afraid that you're not up to the task. That was certainly the case with me after Snow Falling on Cedars.

You look at a guy who's being brave. He's afraid, or he wouldn't be brave. If he isn't afraid, he's stupid.

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.

The departure from the world is regarded not as a fault, but as the first step into that noble path at the remotest turn of which illumination is to be won.

The Democrats are standing on one side, and the Republicans are playing games on the other. Both sides are playing games.