Man is a dog's idea of what God should be.

Happiness is a form of courage.

Books worth reading are worth re-reading.

Pedantry is the dotage of knowledge.

Genius is initiative on fire.

Beware of your habits. The better they are the more surely they will be your undoing.

Fear of corrupting the mind of the younger generation is the loftiest form of cowardice.

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.

Only one-fourth of the sorrow in each man's life is caused by outside uncontrollable elements, the rest is self-imposed by failing to analyze and act with calmness.

Originality is only variation.

There are only two classes in society: those who get more than they earn, and those who earn more than they get.

I love music, from shanty sea-songs to Calvin Harris.

I've been writing since I was six years old. It's hard to imagine stopping. I would hate to think that I've already written my best book.

You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.

I should think it takes a fairly low intellect to draw pleasure from the following activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick. and then walking after it! An then ..hitting it again!

Democracy is mob rule with income taxes.

You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread.

Health care is at the beginning of a dialogue with the world... as health care providers, we have to ask ourselves this question: What stories are we not hearing?

I used to do jacket design, and I'm very conscious of covers, and probably meddle more than other authors would.

Regardless of how large, your vision is too small.