There are few things, apparently, more helpful to a writer than having once been a weird little kid.

The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.

To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.

Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections.

I love revision. Where else can spilled milk be turned into ice cream?

As much pleasure as young people get from Twittering and texting, there is no way these activities will nourish their minds and spirits the way literature can.

Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.

As I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time are those who have given me something to say.

Some folks are natural born kickers. They can always find a way to turn disaster into butter.

I love to read. But I loved to read a lot longer than I started to love writing.

I AM NOT UR BESTFRND BUT I'M UR GOODFRND..

God alone can finish.

You know, Mad Men is notoriously secretive with its plotlines, even with exposing them to actors on the show.

The herculean task of a photographer is to capture a momentary frame as beautiful in reality, as it would be in a dream.

Many people would be surprised that, in fact, I'm quite shy.

When we mediate, we are raising the kundalini through focus, through concentration. There is a metaphysical astral process that's taking place.

IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in the Austrian Army, I find that my recollections of this period are very uneven and confused

No matter the situation, I stay focused and motivated on my goals because that's the way I was raised.

Seeing other people do great work is its own form of inspiration and far more powerful than borrowing their ideas.

I have issued instructions that while handling the situation in Upper Assam innocent civilians should not be harassed.