To make a war, sometimes it is necessary that everyone guess wrong.

Texas mystique (has been) created by the chemistry of the frontier in the crucible of history and forged into an enduring state of heart and mind.

If you are not afraid of the dark, the darkness will start being afraid of you!

There should be more to writing than entertaining an already-brain-dead society and making money. If not, then you miss the point of writing.

The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.

It's the same struggle for each of us, and the same path out: the utterly simple, infinitely wise, ultimately defiant act of loving one thing and then another, loving our way back to life.

Mediocre products with great sales teams always beat great products with mediocre sales teams.

...the girl with the tip-tilted nose, the forget-me-not eyes, the rose red cheeks and the lily-white neck and shoulders who gave the explanation in a trembling voice: “It’s the ghost!

I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.

The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce through it.

My mother's mild-eyed sadness looks at me from the eyes of those I love.

When you stiffen, you know that whatever you stiffen about is very important. The stuff is important, the fear itself is information.