Sometimes when I'm writing, I wonder if the words have a mind of their own, and if they're really just using me as a puppet to manifest themselves.

Seeing pictures of other places around the world makes me feel more important. Reminds me, even though life is short, there's so much to do.

Being in a wheelchair has made everyday things difficult. Things you wouldn't imagine. Like the looks I get at high school basketball games when they tell everyone to stand for the National Anthem.

A lot of people will ignore positive words when they are down and accept negative words. Those people never get better.

Sometimes, when I'm alone, I wonder if it really counts as being alone, since I am covered in millions of other living organisms.

One time, I went to a restaurant and I asked the waiter for some food for thought. He left, came back, and tried shoving a sirloin in my ear.

When a fire rises, don't be quick to worry. Find the purpose of the fire, if it's negative, water it down, if positive, feed the flames.

I knew a kid who stuck a knife in the toaster on a few occasions. He learned it hurt. He grew up to be a great electrician.

Begging for love and charitising in turn.

Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.

The expression working like a dog dates back to a time in America when men would rise early, then lie around all day and lick their balls.

Most books aren't pure nonfiction or fiction.

We all deal with issues of time. The first thing you do in the morning is look at the clock to see what time it is.

I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win.

The U.S. has dominated and continues to dominate the society and thus products and brands activating fear - and subsequently removing fear are selling substantially better than in other countries.

I've always just wanted to play ball, that's all. I didn't want to do no interviews, because I didn't want to be bothered with reporters.

Always...no wait...never.

The simplest rudiment of mystical experience would seem to be that deepened sense of the significance of a maxim or formula which occasionally sweeps over one.