I think young people ought to seek the experience that is going to knock them off center.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.

The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

I have never thought of myself as a good writer. Anyone who wants reassurance of that should read one of my first drafts. But I'm one of the world's great rewriters.

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.

If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

Sober Minds give the world a chance. True Love brings you Hope. Blind Faith moves mountains. And the main savior from despair is Laughter.

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.

No matter who you are, you have a giant self.

Triple tongued is triple named

I'm not interested in making clothes that are not accessible.

The only thing about a man that is a man . . . is his mind. Everything else you can find in a pig or a horse.

We've been able to build up the Afghan security forces and stabilize it.

Make films. And don't listen to anybody, except those who tell you "yes" and who are ready to help you.

I've seen things, and that's almost the same as doing them.

For my scale, how I grew up and live my life, I'm making plenty of money.