Trying to solve the mystery is what I enjoy most about writing.

Corporate and political and religious psychopaths ruin economies. They ruin societies.

Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet.

I wondered if sometimes the difference between a psychopath in Broadmoor and a psychopath on Wall Street was the luck of being born into a stable, rich family.

In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.

The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.

‎I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe.

It's not a good idea to define the boundaries of normality by tearing apart people who are outside of it.

We were creating a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland.

I'm not what you'd call a fearless type of person.

At first, I did stories on people who were maybe just eccentric. Omar was a natural progression from that.

We need words from heaven. Too many words come from the human heart and not from heaven. God wants prophets who will bring words from heaven that will change things on earth.

If utilizing technology is not a crime then why there is prohibition on use of calculators in exams?

Keep your heart infinitesimally small and sorrow will never spy it, never plunge, never flap away with your heart in her claws.

It's over and can't be helped and that's one consolation as they always say in Turkey when they cut the wrong man's head off.

If I tap that little bell, I can send you to a place where you will never hear the dogs bark.

It is easy to be beautiful; it is difficult to appear so. I admire you, beloved, for the trap you've set. It's like a final chapter no one reads because the plot is over.

In other words, a considerable portion of your extraordinary gift comes from the simple fact that you very much want to do good." -Master George

I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.

Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.

There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time.