I work very much on the principle that anything created by mankind has mischief and error hardwired into its inception.

I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz.

Two minds with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.

Defiance through compliance.

Love is a wonderful thing, my dear, but it leaves you wide open for blackmail.

The cucumber and the tomato are both fruit; the avocado is a nut. To assist with the dietary requirements of vegetarians, on the first Tuesday of the month a chicken is officially a vegetable.

Books may look like nothing more than words on a page, but they are actually an infinitely complex imaginotransference technology that translates odd, inky squiggles into pictures inside your head.

If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resolution.

I collect ex-boyfriends -- and more than five, at last count.

If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher.

Have you ever wondered how nostalgia isn"t what it used to be?

Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.

Every new friend is a fresh flower with endless beauty, love, and joy.

The universe is eager to kindle in you experiences that will enhance and enlighten your consciousness.

When negative feelings move upon you, reflect, and recognize the danger of feeding those feelings and keeping them alive.

World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race.

Death is there to keep us honest and constantly remind us we are free.

But my sadness is comforting Because it’s right and natural And because it’s what the soul should feel When it already thinks it exists And the hand pick flowers And the soul takes no notice.

Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark.

Some people seek to understand, and some people seek to portray what they want to portray.

In football, the result is an impostor. You can do things really, really well but not win. There's something greater than the result, more lasting - a legacy.