I decided to start a war, father", I said, cheerfully, "it's so much more interesting than peace.

Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation... Men die, they said, but reputation does not die.

Wyrd bith ful araed (Fate is inexorable).

You won't regret the men you never killed, but you will regret the women you passed up.

We all suffer from dreams

Writing is a solitary occupation.

Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.

Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.

Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think, but we do take vacations.

The existence of tricks does not imply the absence of magic.

We make children and wealth and amass land and build halls and assemble armies and give great feasts, but only one thing survives us. Reputation.

Dance like it hurts. Love like you need money. Work when people are watching. -- Dogbert's Motto

The harmony of soul with the spirit is Happiness.

A Harvey Nicks chick with throwaway morals and a trustfund appetite.

Style is not about the clothes, it's about the individual

In me didst thou exist-and, in my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself.

When I repress my emotion my stomach keeps score.

In meditation, when your mind becomes perfectly still and calm, you will experience the golden light of eternity.

Certain books seem to be written, not that we might learn from them, but in order that we might see how much the author knows.

He is slow, and the sea sings to us both, but he returns to me.

A successful tree pose probably won't change your life. Learning how to keep your breath easy, long, and deep no matter what the circumstance? That absolutely will.