I don't know if any of the people perceive themselves as having been made fun of.

I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list.

You exist in the minds of other people.

People are really stuck on their ideas about themselves.

I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories.

Sometimes, I'll read a news story and there will be one line about something else, and I'll find it interesting and look into it. That can often turn into an entire story on its own.

That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report.

Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

Life can be more human and less tragic

If you can’t find a few minutes every day for yourself, you don’t have a complete life.

Winner: Getting up more times than life knocks you down

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.

A country doesn't need a businessman to run it: it needs a heartful, worldly, compassionate leader.

It's time for the Americans to say they're going to live up to their obligations and return the dollars that have been illegally taken from Canadians.

When someone does a small task beautifully, their whole environment is affected by it.

When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you.

Of all the black crimes that humanity is committing against the great Creation, vivisection is the blackest.