The fear of silence is a fear everyone should overcome.

Read the right books and we can be as wild and worry-free as we've ever wanted to be. No law can stop us reading.

One day, I decided I was going to write books forever.

You have to know your own mind inside out before you can know the minds of others.

The fear of not being remembered is a dangerous thing.

I’m proud to be a writer. I’m doing the job all my heroes did.

One man’s fight is another man’s freedom.

Reality was dawning on him and he hated reality. If you were him, so would you.

No matter what the good boys tell you, criminality is not a level playing field.

Katie soon learned there was a problem with hope.

First time I ever put pen to paper, I had one goal – to build something no one had ever thought of before.

Don't bemoan your fate. Everybody's not going to be dealt the same hand. Everybody's going to go through tough times.

Serena Williams [ispires me]. The first time I met her, she was like, "We should hang out and go to dinner," and I'm like, "Uh, yeah! If you insist."

You're the only one and only My heart's beating for I love you, need I say more

No time for poetry but exactly what is.

Don't you dare besmirch the name of Congress. They are patriotic Americans trying to dress and feed themselves.

Long live all us crazy soldiers Who were born under calico skies May we never be called to handle All the weapons of war we despise

When it is dark enough, men see the stars.

The resemblance of the signs of the zodiac to the animals after which they are named... is as unimpressive as the predictions of astrologers.

It is difficult to think of an origin without wanting to go back beyond it.

Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth.