Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me . . they’re cramming for their final exam.

I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered, what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Some people have no idea what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.

All the media and the politicians ever talk about is things that separate us, things that make us different from one another

Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

There is a planet named Pluto, but we don't have one named Goofy. Goofy would be a good name for this planet. It certainly qualifies.

It is difficult to stop people from thinking on their own and exceedingly so, to get them to think on their own.

It’s called the Pyxis, ” said Raven. “Don’t let the fancy name intimidate you. It just means ‘box’ in one of those Old Earth languages, Roman or Spanish or Klingon…

The writer and his reader are both complicit in the act of storytelling. The writer must first leave a part of his soul on the page, like a contagion, which the reader then catches.

All my life I had feared to-morrow, until I decided to have faith and to live to-day in courage.

When writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of.

I mean if it wasn't for The Beatles, none of this, none of the music we listen to would even exist. They're my favourite band of all time.

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.

Many times I had to dig deep and perform. All of that adversity helped me and drove me to want to be the best.

I'm sure my first nine years have had a powerful influence on the kind of books I write.

The first tenet is that you should report corruption regardless of loyalty to incumbent or party.