Philosophy can make people sick.

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.

The gift of God is grace.

Our problems don’t stem from our ignorance so much as our disobedience of that which we know to be right.

Breathtaking beauty is just over the barrier that you always fear.

Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility?

Of all the passions of mankind, the love of novelty most rules the mind. In search of this, from realm to realm we roam. Our fleets come loaded with every folly home.

Genius is becoming something you were all along.

I always say that death can be one of the greatest experiences ever. If you live each day of your life right, then you have nothing to fear.

Our silence is deafening and deadly.

SOON was the first novel where I used a rough outline. Usually I have characters and an idea and write as a process of discovery. Like working without a net.

It's a bit startling to achieve global recognition before the age of 30, on account of your sister, brother in law and your bottom.