I wake up every morning knowing how ridiculously lucky I am to be able to do what I love for a living, and that sense of wonder never, ever wears off.

I think that we are already making steps toward mapping out the brain so we can identify the chemical patterns that create and store memory.

It was the dawn of the third age of mankind.

No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.

Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous.

If sacred places are spared the ravages of war... then make all places sacred. And if the holy people are to be kept harmless from war... then make all people holy.

All love is unrequited. All of it.

I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.

Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way.

Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

Wouldn't it be much worse if life really were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us happen because we really deserve them?

Your feelings wouldn't get hurt if you were honest with yourself

They came to realize that, even if evil and injustice seemed to win at some point, God would still be the ultimate victor. In the end good and justice would prevail forever.

Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?

I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read.

I look and look, / As though I could be saved simply by looking

I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.

I have to tell them that last night was a shameful train wreck filled with blind cuddly puppies.

If you can get sexual attention and then (or therefore) succeed as a writer - or [fill in career blank] - that means you're a writer worthy of literary respect?

There's just this stage in a guy's life where they need to be free and have fun and just be independent and enjoy their life.

But today, I feel the genuine warmth, the affection, and although I may joke about it, I am touched.