I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.

That's it...I'm completely giving up on boys and concentrating on staying alive.

Pencil. Paper. Forget the world.

The real failure is not the one who falls down, it's the one who refuses to get up.

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think.

Fear cripples faster than any implement of war.

Basketball used to be my top priority.

That's funny, you're funny. I like you, I'm quite taken by you.

I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.

All of us have that feeling of some deficiency from our childhood. I think that's a universal thing.