In short, if we wish to see anything sensible done about the situation, we will clearly have to do it ourselves.

I’d much rather have good teeth than have diamonds and roses drop out of my mouth whenever I said something

Ideas are the easy part. The hard part is writing them down.

How can you know it's the best, if you don't learn about anything else?

May you and your triple cursed wash water turn purple with orange spots and fall down a bottomless pit!

Always be polite to a dragon. It's harder than it sounds. Dragon etiquette is incredibly complicated, and if you make a mistake, the dragon eats you.

Murphy is a writer's best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he'll steal the silver.

Sometimes, though, you have to do things for family, even if you'd rather not.

You can't force folks to have good sense, even if they're family. Maybe especially then.

Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory

Kim was more than a little inclined to snarl at him, but in the past few days she had learned that snarling at Mairelon did little good. He simply smiled and corrected her grammar.

Take care of your life force and always keep it streaming. Always be active and creative, and never ever stop dreaming.

Perfection in anything is unbearably dull. Myself, I prefer a touch of imperfection.

Everything is a hero: A lighthouse which gives light to us

As one would expect, the Pope’s schedule is quite disciplined—he wakes up at four o’clock each morning and runs on the treadmill for an hour. I’m totally kidding. Nobody’s knees have time for that.

Perfection is static, And I am in full progress.

The best that can be said of you is that you got saved.

A novelist who ranks with Proust , Kafka , Musil and his friend James Joyce as one of the enduring pillars of Modernism.

The underlying motivation that drives all addiction is our insistence on avoiding pain. However, the pain you are avoiding is based in the past, and has nothing to do with the present moment.

We are ourselves our happiness.

Once you have established Your inner contact With your inner Pilot, Your life's transformation-victory Will not remain a far cry.