Or because they hope these walls of books will deaden the drumming of the demon in their ears

While every chapter should have goals to further the plot and delve our readers deeper into our world, there must be one goal above all else: Emotional Impact.

The secret to happiness is to never make it dependent on that which can be taken away

There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them.

Friendship is such a powerful healer and source of support.

Maybe love, like suffering, is relative.

I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

Enjoy things even when you’re screwing up.

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot.

For he who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better off under the new.