Those who do not know must be taught, not punished. We do not hit the blind. We lead them by the hand.

God is a fountain flowing into itself.

Writing lets you be, say, and do anything. It's sugar for your ego and wings for your ideas.

Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left.

When it comes to rapacious 19th century capitalism, my family's hands are clean.

You can't just sit around and watch life pass you by. You have to keep dreaming. Sonny taught me that, and I intend to do him proud.

We're all born into this river without knowing how to swim, And eventually we learn how to keep this water under our chins

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system

When I was small, I didn't even know that I was a kid with special needs. How did I find out? By other people telling me that I was different from everyone else, and that this was a problem.

Maybe New York shouldn't survive. Maybe it should go through a cycle of destruction.

I first learnt to program a computer when I was nine, when my dad got a ZX80, but I think I would have had to be a particularly perspicacious child to have foreseen the iPad or Twitter!

People hate you for 1 of 3 reasons. 1) They hate themselves 2) They want to be you 3) They see you as a threat When you love yourself you are incapable of hating anyone no matter what they've done.