There are so many people who are so much better qualified to write about politics than I am.

Perhaps this is how you know you're doing the thing you're intended to: No matter how slow or how slight your progress, you never feel that it's a waste of time.

Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you think, could I do that? Hmm, let me try

We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.

People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination

I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me, it takes a while to settle into a mode where I'm truly concentrating

We have to make mistakes, its how we learn compassion for others

I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely.

Obviously the bar is much higher now for a behavior to be scandalous. Social media has really changed the way people live. It's not a new impulse; it's just being enacted in a new way.

I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.

I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors

The best way to achieve great success is to learn from wise people. Use them extensively with love, gratitude, and humility.

Our individual reality is borne out of our interpretations. Interpretations come from our experiences.

The vote is the emblem of your equality, women of America, the guarantee of your liberty.

A man is not measured by how much he can take and stand but by how fast he regains once fallen.

I'm just trying to get the best sound and have it be consistent and make sense with what I'm going through in my life.

Meet the big while it is small.

Never, never, never let yourself feel that anybody ought to do anything for you. Once you become a duty you also become a nuisance.

Luckily, eating healthy and exercise are activities I enjoy, but I still like to indulge every now and then. I don't deprive myself, but I'm thoughtful about my choices.

There's no one that ever beat me playing cards, the only one that ever beat me was myself.

Any particle in this universe can change in relation to any other particle; but take the whole universe as one.