Sometimes, life threw up problems that even the wisest, most trusted mentor couldn't solve for you. It was part of the pain of growing up.And having to stand by and watch was part of being a mentor.

If you're a ghost, " he said, "we mean you no disrespect. And if you're not a ghost, tell me who you are-or you soon will be one

Your neighbour is your nearest family.

Man is mortal, and as the professor so rightly said mortality can come so suddenly

Getting a job scared her but she was determined not to shy away from risk. That’s what life’s all about. Climbing out onto the airplane wing and jumping off.

A story so cherished it has to be dressed in casualness to disguise its significance in case the listener turned out to be unsympathetic.

A bloody sword is a beautiful thing.

Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?

It is a question whether, when we break a murderer on the wheel, we do not fall into the error a child makes when it hits the chair it has bumped into.

All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.

If I weren't a writer, I'd be a psychiatrist.

All art is immortal. For emotion for the sake of emotion is the aim of art, and emotion for the sake of action is the aim of life.