Life often presents you with difficult choices. But who made up the rules? Why choose at all?

Inner beauty lasts longer than the more obvious seductions, so throw away the miniskirt and thigh-length boots.

Small children can be startled by the most mundane of noises. A car door from a distance can sound like the sky falling down when heard for the very first time.

Stay alert at all times, alert to any opportunity for rest.

People who want to change everything in the world but never think of changing themselves are clapping with one palm.

Read what you like, not what you’re told to like. That way you’ll read for a lifetime.

A woman without perfume is a woman without a future.

Wait," said Butler. "Just wait, Holly. Artemis has a plan." He squinted through the green dome. "What is your plan, Artemis?" All Artemis could do was smile and shrug.

My goal as a writer is more to comfort than to disturb.

We must mistrust utopias: they usually end in holocausts.

I don't know if anybody can second-guess what they will do on Capitol Hill.

I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it's part of your body - it's a natural thing. You can practice all you want but it's part of your body.

Everyone has learned how to monetize music except the music industry.

No wonder you want to be a writer. How can you not, with all that behind you? You practically are a novel already.