That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others

Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart.

The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.

...a rainy day ceases to have meaning for a person who has lived in the open under a monsoon cloud most of his life.

Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.

Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives

I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk.

I did not go to any creative writing workshop; I did not major in literature. If I can write, anyone can write. All it needs is imagination.

I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the Hindustan Times.

A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre.

God made the human body like a machine with built-in obsolescence.

The key to good writing is to leave Boo Radley in the house until the end of the story.

The best way to succeed is to have a specific Intent, a clear Vision, a plan of Action, and the ability to maintain Clarity. Those are the Four Pillars of Success. It never fails!

The present is a point just passed.

Maybe he sells fear because he's got nothing else to sell.

Loving someone is sticking a pin through a voodoo doll and not hitting any vital organs

Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath.

If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.

I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere.

Ive always been a health fanatic.

It's a corset design making me look very, very slim and trim. I call it a corset dress. Very Hollywood glamour with the silk.