The tragedy of the man not set up for tragedy ? that is every man?s tragedy.

The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you - it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

He had learned the worst lesson that life can teach - that it makes no sense.

You can no more make someone tell the truth than you can force someone to love you.

Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.

The horror of being caged has lost its thrill.

Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise.

I have a slogan I use when I get anxious writing, which happens quite a bit: ‘the ordeal is part of the commitment.’ It’s one of my mantras. It makes a lot of things doable.

When the whole world doesn't believe in God, it'll be a great place.

Because that is when you love somebody - when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game.

Chastity is not an attribute of body, but soul.

Accept your dark side, understanding it will help you to move with the light. Knowing both sides of our souls, helps us all to move forward in life and to understand that, perfection doesn't exist.

success is key, Knowledge is power, when we put them both we make an honor

Trust your heart, and the answer will always become clear.

I lived a life, a life of risks, risks I never took.

I don't think Hollywood makes many good films anymore. How many directors can you really trust to have an artistic vision, not a corporate vision or a watered-down communal one?

I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.

I play golf - even though I'm awful at it.

Whatever you put your attention on becomes energized. Whatever you take your attention away from dwindles

I'll go for things that I know are going to be wrong, with a vengeance