My father taught me to be independent and cocky and free thinking, but he could not stand it if I disagreed with him.

Gardening gave me a way to work with silence; not "in silence" but "with silence" - it was a silent creativity.

It is not simply that we share with each other a common humanity, but that individually we have no humanity without each other.

We think we are unique, special and deserving of happiness, but we are terrified of being alone.

Being alone in our present society raises an important question about identity and well-being.

Art is an artificial organization of experience.

Art forms render ideas accessible to readers who could not receive those insights in any other format.

You can have a failed quest, but you can't have an achieved quest and no reward.

Everyone says that you should live like there is no tomorrow, but I think it’s even more important to live like there is no yesterday. Your future means so much more than your past.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

I don't believe in right or left; I don't believe in Santa or Satan. I believe in things I can touch - like vodka and Oreos.

Novels are a marathon, while comic scripts are a sprint.

I think my virtue was I never thought "This is impossible.

Compliments you pay to yourself aren't worth having.

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

Tools of many kinds and well chosen, are one of the joys of a garden.

Nobody wants to die feeling that they have not sung their song.

People have become so selfish that they no longer care for others, or anything other than their own welfare.