It's a very remarkable story.""Remarkable's a well-chosen word. It doesn't give you away.

As most real writers do, he wrote because he had something to say, not because of any specific ambition to be a writer.

Weeping is terrible for the complexion, ' said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, 'but it is very good for the heart.

ALWAYS KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DREAM EXCEPT YOU. YOU?RE IN CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY - BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!

She took my hand and pulled me after her, her shoulders giving off a sweet peppermint concoction that the bodies of young women sometimes produce to make my life more difficult.

...it was never a good idea to date a foreigner. You can never tell when they're lying.' 'hello. Dave was BRITISH.

I have no mission. No one has.

I do enjoy animated movies.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

You just see your hands, your ice axe, and your crampons...and they have to just move.

I try to be self-analytical, both to outline the mistakes I made in my life and try to explain why I did, and the things that on balance I did pretty well on.

Chewing the food of sweet and bitter fancy.