Society has really no graver interest than the well-being of the literary class.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The mind delights in making connections.

Do not give hope where there is none.Do not turn away hope where there is seldom some.

I take the opportunity each day offers.

When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.

I raised my prices since there wasn't any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn't anyone to beat?

Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you.

In L.A., I live right across from Universal Studios.

Love is always open arms.

[T]he only good loan is one that gets paid back.

This is a speculating and selfish age; and to think 'money will answer all things,' is too much the characteristic of Americans.