There are two kinds of typical days. There's the typical day when I'm writing a novel, and there's the typical day when I'm not.

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.

There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.

Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.

One should never underestimate the power of books.

If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.

Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Oh, 'tis jesting, dancing, drinking Spins the heavy world around.

I can wrap my legs around my neck.

Alcohol is the cause of all my problems.

Those who play a safe game die very safely.

Success only feeds the appetite of aggression.

I personally am not interested in people trying to pigeonhole me.

Writer's were supposed to be a litte crazy

In America, I don't know how much longer the environment is going to exist. I sort of strongly believe that we're in danger.

I am not an oligarch. I am a servant and I try to align my interests and those of my investors.