Someone dying asks if there is life after death. Yes, comes the answer, only not yours.

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

All secrets become deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.

I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Wherever we go we do harm, forgivingourselves as wheels do cement for wearingeach other out. We set this houseon fire, forgetting that we live within.(from "To a Meadowlark, " for M.L. Smoker)

Sometimes in life there are things to choose.Even if it means the one you love you lose.Sometimes it's a lesson you need to know.That to pass the test the ones you love you let go.

If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure.

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.

Everybody needs time to reflect and contemplate, and the most inspirational and peaceful place to do so is in nature.

Ask yourself: If I can't avoid it, change it, or make it go away, what if I changed my response to it? What if I decided to stop letting it bother me?

Why is it the Mongols of this world always tell us they're defending us against the Mongols?

From here [the Gaza withdrawal], our people begin the march towards establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital

Messi is an irreplaceable player, today if he was here we would have won 5-0 but he was not and we had to play another in his place.

Learn the richness of solitude & quiet. That still small voice is yearning to be heard.