The one sure way I can dishonor myself is by worrying about my reputation.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.

Looking back over a lifetime, you see that love was the answer to everything.

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.

Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down.

I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.

I know now it is children who accept life

(...) Since I was a kid.""Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.'""Right.

If law school is so hard to get through how come there are so many lawyers?

I have always said that the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal. Don't tell my missus that, but it is. When that ball hits the back of the net, it is fantastic.

The foundation is in place, and now we have to get to work.

Life's deepest meaning is not found in accomplishments , but in relationships

I am not a person who is particularly patient with anyone so I am certainly not going to be patient with myself I think.

Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.

However, there's three reasons for doing things in this particular world. One is love, one is prestige and the other's money. If you get all three together, that's fine.

Sanctuary, home of the Howlers and stragglers of the Were universe. (Damien)