There is no more moving a professional relationship than that between a law clerk and a Supreme Court justice. As a place to work, the court is unique in its intimacy and intensity.

Success comes to the man who grits his teeth, squares his jaw and says, "There is a way for me and, by jingo, I'll find it".

I'm lucky, I guess. I only really need five or so hours of sleep.

I'm a very early riser, and so I like to get up and try hard to write before the day even really gets started. Just me and a pot of coffee -I find I can get a lot done that way.

Choose the territory you want to conquer and invest your time into developing yourself in that area until you become the best.

After she was gone, I sheathed her sword at my belt, draped her cloak over my shoulders, carried her heart in my arms, and, somehow, went on.

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.

There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.

In professional work - certainly in the arts and graphics - 99% of people have zero courage. They blow with the wind.

Enlightenment does not ask you to be perfect; it simply asks you to find perfection right where you stand.

We consider that the lives of all beings are just as precious as our own, and through this we develop a sense of concern for others.

Life is a series of avoiding horrible situations until ultimately you're dead. That's how I feel about things.

Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.

If you are intimidated by the artists who came before you, understand you too have a place, right next to them.