It's not the writer who determines how good she is anyway. Writers don't determine that. It's readers who determine that.

Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the dead.

Boring people don't know they're boring. That's the problem with boring people.

I'm trying always to leave out what I think is extraneous. And to find what I think is the most wonderful language to make a beautiful sentence.

I think it's true that unless human beings experience something, they simply don't understand what people are going through.

I'm the author of my own misery.

I don't think anybody says to Coetzee or Dostoyevsky or Kafka, "Your characters aren't likeable." It's not about your character winning a popularity contest. That's not the writer's job.

Do the obvious, you won't forget it. Do the obvious, you won't regret it. Obvious, obvious, obvious.

Nonfiction gives you subjects. Writing fiction I can have more fun, but I have to invent my subject.

Without curiosity a writer is dead.

I don't believe a picture is worth a thousand words, unless they're very confusing words.

Compete like you cannot fail.

You should not measure your success by the amount of money you make or titles you have, instead measure it by how much value you create and the difference you make.

Fate is a funny thing, isn’t it?

You will do foolish things but do them with enthusiasm.

I'm always studying and I've been doing it for a long time now.

It's unrated, which means it's too confusing to possibly put a rating on.

Simplicity is really hard.

We're not trying to take power away or rule anybody - we're just trying to get up from under the rulers.

Celebrity stalkers also are not necessarily fixated on one person as the public thinks. Rather, they tend to switch targets, going from, say, an athlete to an actor to a politician.

It is always an honor to work with those that share your passion for music and just enjoy making great music.