Old as she was she still missed her daddy sometimes.

Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a song.

I don't believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or to make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel.

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

The music in his laughter had a way of rounding off the missing notes in her soul.

A loud voice is not always angry; a soft voice not always to be dismissed; and a well-placed silence can be the indisputable last word.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.

One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire work.

a star dies in heaven every time you snatch away someone's dream.

Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power.

It’s only a book until someone loses their soul!

Work with great zeal.

You don't need a million dollar to start a business. You just need a simple idea to make Billions

We cook, we fight, we win. That simple.

In every age the wisest have passed the identical judgment on life: it is worthless.

I know my lies are always wishes.

Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.

Is a novel anything but a trap set for a hero?

I've just been away for a week, and I dropped my BlackBerry in the sea while I was messing around with the kids, so no one can reach me. Blissful. I heartily recommend it.

Most jobs are outsourced to the past, they aren't outsourced to India or Mexico or Pakistan or anywhere else.