Russians don't want to fight ISIS in Syria. They want to leave that to us. Aside from that, I don't know what are the objectives that Mr. Trump seeks in having a good relationship with Mr. Putin.

In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible.

In the short run, the big windfall winners ... have been the Islamists.

Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only stupid people or fools would think it was bad.

I think something that's really understudied and misunderstood is the use of information.

We can deal with Russia on counterterrorism. We have and I think we are right now. That's easy.

I'VE LEARNED THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK ABOUT YOU.THE BEST YOU CAN DO IN LIFE IS NOT PISS YOURSELFOFF.

This was something they could not take from us - the freedom to imagine, to create new worlds beyond this one.

As I walk through the redwood trees, my sneakers sopping up days of rain, I wonder why bereaved people even bother with mourning clothes, when grief itself provides such an unmistakable wardrobe.

Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.

Don't believe everything that you read in the newspapers.

Drunkenness is temporary suicide.

It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future.

Possibilities are like cancer. The more I think about them, the more they multiply, and there's no way to stop them. I'm out of control.

Poetry is about slowing down. You sit and you read something, you read it again, and it reveals a little bit more, and things come to light you never could have predicted.

Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today.