There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappi-ness if allowed to grow.

Envisioning the end is enough to put the means in motion.

There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow.

Act as if it were impossible to fail.

By going over your day in imagination before you begin it, you can begin acting successfully at any moment.

A problem is often half-solved when it is clearly stated.

The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.

Act boldly and unforeseen forces will come to your aid.

If you can discover what you like, if you can discover what you truly believe about most of the major matters of life, you will be able to write a story which is honest and original and unique.

Hitch your unconscious mind to your writing arm.

Writing calls on unused muscles and involves solitude and immobility.

I have no place in my life for someone who is sure he can do everything.

The greatest learner in the world is one who can entertain perspective and then drop it.

No parson in the world ever pictured heaven so beautifully as they did, in their innocent talk

Since my teen years I was interested in martial arts.

Wrapping Christmas presents is tough. Even peeling a Mandarin orange is tough. I have to get my kids to help me.

People love to see you get ahead — so long as you don't get farther ahead than they are.

Marriage ... is still the imperfect institution it must remain while women continue to be ill-educated, passive, and subservient.

Part of my gradual education of myself has been to think that there is a deep relationship between the nature of the creature and the worth of the art.

Nobody thought about having more money than you could ever spend.

Life is chaotic and unpredictable. If a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, it could cause people at the opposite end of the globe to watch a Discovery Channel special on butterflies