The only difference between writers and people who don't write is that writers aren't afraid to display their demons.

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.

..there are two possible endings to every story.

When giving treats to friends or children, give them what they like, emphatically not what is good for them.

And now, I'm thinking again, isn't there something we can do about something we can't do anything about?

My parents wondered what to do with this insufferable show-off. They chose acting for me and I'm very grateful I can still make a living from it.

Be a collector of good ideas. Keep a journal. If you hear a good idea, capture it, write it down. Don't trust your memory.

Alternative music is no longer alternative once it’s in the mainstream.

I've never had any problems with women. Having been one of the world's greatest womanizers they've probably had more problems with me.

The beauty and the scent of roses can be used as a medicine and the sun rays as a food.

We are often better served by connecting ideas than we are by protecting them.

I've got a canvas, I've got a scene, let’s fill that with sound.