So she listened hard. And she began to evolve, because stories work their magic that way. They build conviction and erode conviction in equal measure.

The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.

As long as people are going to call you lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you from convention.

Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.

From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings.

Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history.

Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be.

If magic was present, it moved under the skin of the world, beneath the ability of human eyes to catch sight of it.

I know you don't want to hear this but someone has to say it! You are out of control! I mean they're just shoes... let it go!

Growth and change were viewed as reactions to conditions met

Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping.

When I wake up, I look to God.

Flawed genius is better than flawless talent.

No one explains this to you, he thought. That there are so many things without solution.

I sometimes need to write things which I cannot completely control but which therefore prove that what is in me is stronger than I am.

Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish.

A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God.

Nothing was ever accomplished by anyone who said 'It can't be done.'

A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes--will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished.

Being bald is no fun.

I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.