Problem was that we could make things worse but we couldn't make anything better.

No one should be judged by the worst moment of his life.

The rulings of the past do not always apply in the present.

Aggressiveness is good in a combat leader. Combining that with ambition and insecurity becomes more problematic.

Writing seems like the only job where what you think and feel really matters.

The business of writing is empathising with situations that aren't your own.

I was 29 when I wrote my first novel. But I was 45 when I quit for good. I was a 16-year overnight success.

The manuscript you submit [should not] contain any flaws that you can identify - it is up to the writer to do the work, rather than counting on some stranger in Manhattan to do it for him.

Morally repugnant and tactically stupid are a lousy combination.

The only judgment that truly matters is the final judgment.

he knew that men were too complex to be defined by the worst moment in their lives

The library is like a candy store where everything is free.

You will only become significant in life, by solving the unique set of problems only you and your mission are meant to solve.

Contact with reality is not an all-or-nothing condition.

I've learned that you shouldn't have preconceived notions about anybody.

Keeping away for all evil deeds, cultivation of life by doing good deeds and purification of mind from mental impunities.

Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

When the muse hits me, or the mood, or whatever it is, I get my guitar out and I empty it out. I just start going through things to see what's going to happen.

Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the composer.

I remember times when the whole music scene was just flourishing.

My goal for these next few years, for the next forever, is to try and keep positive things around me. If somebody is coming at me with negative stuff, just back away from me.