I don't think I really invented anybody. I have drawn on real life.

When I began writing that I was able and did travel and met some fascinating people and also uncovered some history, which has not been discovered before.

Winners will be losers if they don't support the losers.

I have been extraordinarily lucky. Anyone who pretends that some kind of luck isn't involved in his success is deluding himself.

I loved education, and, yes, I did want to go on learning.

No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.

The president of General Motors was in a foul humor.

Since when was the stock market an accurate barometer of anything?

All this beauty exists so you and I can see His glory, His artwork. It's like an invitation to worship Him, to know Him.

We both wanted to know each other's secrets, and we both wanted the other person to go first.

Being true to our beliefs—even when doing so isn’t popular, easy, or fun—keeps us safely on the path that leads to eternal life with our Heavenly Father.

If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.

You may only get one chance at something...and that requires confidence in your ability.

I would like to reach a balance and forget a few things.

It is past all controversy that what costs dearest is, and ought to be, most valued.

Your greatest achievement is to love me.

The kind of vocal exaggeration that I developed was based on what key songs were in.

Living, dying, and thinking... they're all team sports.