The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.

Excellent memories are often coupled with feeble judgments.

We trouble our life by thoughts about death, and our death by thoughts about life.

Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.

It doesn't matter what you think about consciousness, higher truths, or different dimensions - it's what you do and what you are that counts.

I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right.

I've seen people twitter in haiku only.

Well, I'm a slow writer. For me, a good day is a page, maybe a page and a half. I'd love to be more efficient, but I am not.

Fatherhood isn't always a planned thing, but when it happens you just do it. It's very natural and in that sense it's not really difficult.

Literature isn't a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority and audacity with which the impersonation is pulled off; the belief it inspires is what counts.

Australians always want everyone to be average, as if the best thing you can do is fit in.

Nature is one of the best antidotes to fear.

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!

I've made every mistake - but mistakes are how you learn.