Reality, while generally probable, is not always interesting.

Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Specificity is the soul of narrative.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

The word of God came down to man as rain to soil, and the result was mud, not clear water. (Bistami) Pg. 128

Poetry is a tool for writers to create literature in different forms of expression and messages.

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence

First came him, then came I, then he came again and then I was lost forever.

Decisions Determine the directions of your destiny

If anyone other than you had me fly halfway around the world just to keep me waiting while you were obviously lingering in bed, I’d have my driver run them over. Twice.

I opened the door and Lend smiled. 'They look better on you.' 'Wow, they must look just awful on you then.' I smiled back.

Don't put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.

Human beings are much bigger than just making money.

Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and you won't find them in material things or natural phenomena, or even in human emotions.