I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account.

Whatever insults my state insults me.

But then, that’s the beauty of writing stories—each one is an exploratory journey in search of a reason and a shape. And when you find that reason and that shape, there’s no feeling lik

Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.

Why do we have to be a military superpower? Why can't we be a humanitarian superpower?

The writer's only real task: to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art

Personally, when I don't feel like working out, I put on my workout clothes and pump up some music. It's definitely my #1 inspiration.

A lot of ppl are making more money than they ever had nowadays - so when they get their flat they can, they always find themselves with an extra room.

There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought!

Don't get lost. Give it a try. Go find the place that you're wishing for.

When you think you know it all, there's not much that you'll learn.

All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.