I have been an avid reader since my youth. Because I also liked to play tabletop games, I soon felt the desire to make the story narrated in a book or an aspect of that story come alive in a game.

If during creative processes the desire for money and fame comes before passion and joy, the chances for a big hit decrease considerably, at least in my experience.

Until 1986, developing games was a mere hobby for me. Back then, I didn't know that game designers existed, because the designers' names didn't appear on the boxes.

There are many games I love to play. Which one I put on the table depends on the mood and the level of experience of my opponents; I don't have a clear favorite.

It is always a most delightful moment for me when people contact me via mail or approach me at game fairs and thank me for the many enjoyable hours I have brought them with my games.

I developed my very first game after reading "Riddle Master" by Patricia McKillip.

I'd advise all aspiring game designers not to aim for money when developing a game, because unfortunately it is very rare for game designers to be able to earn a living by developing analog games.

If it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art.

You don't need to know why God sent you to the earth before you say "yes" to what He sent you for! He wants you to prosper and he is the only one who knows "how?"!

The result always mattered more than the rhetoric.

The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.

I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die.

I can't believe that people actually know my first and last name. I think it's really, really, gosh-darn neat.

You see I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me.

A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words.

Am I a fool to hope for kindness/support from someone u have given nothing but that to?