The first among mankind will always be those who make something imperishable out of a sheet of paper, a canvas, a piece of marble, or a few sounds

I have a private theory, Sir, that there are no heroes and no monsters in this world. Only children should be allowed to use these words

One is always a good master when one isn’t the master

Where you been, girl?” Harvey answered. “I’ve been sendin’ you twits for the last hour.

We die the day we lose the will to go on. We die the day we stop caring about life.

Life wants you to touch, taste and see the grandeur of the world's unfathomable variety.

I have come to understand something about novels, " Tessa said."And what is that?""They are not true.

My gut feeling is that paper and ink are going to be with us for a long time yet, and in substantial quantities, though certainly books are now going to be available in other forms.

Humility is the mother of giants.

I was once told by someone wise that writing is perilous as you cannot always guarantee your words will be read in the spirit in which they were written.

I regard myself as an entertainer much more than an artist.

Everyone outside the Roman Empire was called a barbarian. Everyone outside Obama’s empire is called a terrorist.

Justification by faith is the key to eliminating racism.