I do not like the world as it is; so I am trying to make it a little more as I want it.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

The world needs many more humanitarians than it needs warriors, but there can be none of the former without enough of the latter.

Writing a novel is agony.

What would you suggest?” one of the Italian officials asked.“We do have a highly-advanced biological device called the Illuminator, ” Joseph chimed in

Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.

I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old.

We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies for ourselves

The object of reflection is invariably the discovery of something satisfying to the mind which was not there at the beginning of the search.

When you are starting out you're inspired by so many different things, you just want to be the best, man...and you're just so ambitious; your drive is just at a million!

I think at some point during everyone's life, you finally figure yourself out. I haven't even done that yet. I'm still learning who I am.

Except from the Americans—but every pearl has its oyster.