Personally, I think Julian Assange is a hero.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I love my country, not my government.

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

A good approach is to allow one dream per novel. Then, in the final revision, go back and get rid of that, too.

Intimacy with God is not experienced through monolog prayers but through reflective listening as well as earnest petitioning.

Each loved one went silently down

Success is always earned with patience.

I shouldn't wonder if you didn't wonder much too much!

If you are waiting to gain power to do something

You didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.

When running up a hill, it is all right to give up as many times as you wish-as long as your feet keep on moving.

What if I told you that I put my whole life into Tintin?

A sensual life is a ghostly existence where you live on the surface and your soul passes through everything, touching nothing.