I need the ting but not ting ting ting

Dream big. Wake up. Take the first step into the unknown.

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book, and a tired man who wants a book to read.

No.'It's not a bad word. And it is very important to use at times. Practice saying it in the mirror. It's empowering.

She was incurably dishonest.

Keeping you safe keeps me in shape.

Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.

Truth is only a question of point of view.

Nowadays, her life is more like a newspaper: aimless, up-to-date and full of meaningless events

I always say that if you're a novelist, the challenge is not writing what you think ought to happen, but trying in some way to write what did happen in a world that doesn't necessarily exist.

If you can't be disciplined, be clever.