I have a huge music library and deliberately choose the piece of music to match the piece I'm writing. So, every book I write has its own "soundtrack."

The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.

A boy and a girl, dressed in the T-shirts and denim that are the shabby uniform of this age.

They ex­pect­ed to lose. And there­fore, they lost. [..] Peo­ple who start think­ing deep dark thoughts in the mid­dle of a war start ex­pect­ing to lose.

Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.

Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.

A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all

You might argue that the history of contemporary art is a series of avant-garde movements, each new wave outraging the last.

The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.

At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.

He who retreats lives longer.

Love is like life with or without justice, with or without fairness.

Life is a game where fair players are winners! But as for the "injury causers", "red-card" sees their end off!

An act of love is not an act for you and not for me. It is an act for you as well as for me. Love is for us.

Critics! Appalled I ventured on the name.Those cutthroat bandits in the paths of fame.

I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun.

The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone.

The season of love is that of battle. The roots of these fights run deep.

Night's deepest gloom is but a calm; that soothes the weary mind: The labored days restoring balm; the comfort of mankind.

At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a candidate, but not one of the top ones.

Country fans are the most loyal in the world.