Mother is the center of the family

Do what you fear most and you control fear.

My work is always more emotional than I am. My characters say things to each other that I get accused of not being able to say to my girlfriend.

I don't see any point in playing the game if you don't win, do you?

I was like a well trained pianist who knows which note to hit, but can't make the music his own.

Sometimes I feel like a beetle crawling through a fusion power plant. I can feel a certain amount, see a certain amount, but I sure as hell don't understand everything.

It is better to follow even the shadow of the best, than to remain content with the worst.

No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be.

When a leader buys his own excuses, he also, unfortunately, sells them to his team.

I'm obviously not orthodox, I don't know how many real poets have ever been orthodox.

Writing sucks. I think it's terrible. Writing is not fun, and don't trust anyone who claims to enjoy it. Liars!