I think with The Magicians, the Harry Potter and Narnia influences are obviously there.

There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.

In the early years of the Uprising, we survived on one meal a day of horse meat and soup, but by the end we ate only dried peas, dogs, cats and birds.

This is the gift of the landscape photograph, that the heart finds a place to stand.

I think once you start eating people you should stop claiming to be a vegetarian, even if you only eat bad people.

Pope Francis also I think was really pivotal in sort of sanctioning and giving that important cosign to the opening of Cuba.

Only if we are capable of dwelling, only then can we build

That consciousness of quality, and the need to demand it can galvanize your energies, not just in your work, but in a rigorous exercise of mind and heart in every aspect of your life.

Unsolved problems on the inside of a person stop success more often than problems on the outside of a person.

I wish to confess my sins and I wish Christ to come into my life.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action.