The stories books tell transcend those of the characters inked upon their pages. A book discloses far more about the person who reads it.

My emotions are invisible, untouchable—invincible even—and their power far outweighs my own. And so it seems unfair that for all the little I can do to them, they can do so much to me.

There is power in confronting your fears. In knowing what it is you fear above all, you can prevent it from becoming your reality. There are always choices.

This world owes us nothing. Existence is not indebted to us. Humanity lives under this misconception that we deserve life’s blessings, that we deserve happiness. But in truth, life owes us nothing

The worst prisons were not constructed of warped steel and stone. They were carved out of expectations and lies, judgment and corruption.

No force but love can impel one to step willingly into the shadows so that the other may shine.

There are many things in this life one can plan for, anticipate, control, manipulate, but love is not one of them.

At the bottom of freshly dug holes, I bury my problems alongside the waxen seeds.

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.

Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.

I do recall how I got the ideas for some of my books. Many of them are a result of doodling.

The American people have elected their president and my vote doesn't count in the U.S.

My best advice: Fall in love with what you do for a living.

I like really sparse electronics, lush arrangements, and interesting chord structures.

You know, Roland and I were just talking about how we don't have any pyromaniac friends. And everyone knows you need a good pyro to pull off any reform school prank worth the effort.

Well, it is alarming to have a president [Reagan] who doesn't know what he is doing.

The reader can't take much for granted in a fiction where the scenery can eat the characters.

Truth is to the moral world what gravitation is to the material.