Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.

Why are you surprised when the thing you run from as hard as you can only gets after and better at chasing you ...

My first kiss. One tiny, sweet, cosmic kiss. Like falling from a star, onto a cloud, and into a love song.

Why are you surprised when the thing you run from as hard as you can only gets faster and better at chasing you ...

Soon after a hard decision something inevitably occurs to cast doubt. Holding steady against that doubt usually proves the decision.

Soon after a heart-wrung decision something inevitably occurs to cast doubt on your choice. Holding steady against that doubt usually proves your decision.

The adversary system is a kind of warfare in mufti.

Timing degree and conviction are the three wise men in this life.

We only win at war because we fight another government. If we fought private industry we would not last until noontime.

One should marry when one stops having a good time and settle down.

Live desired in the world, and die lamented.

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future.

The only secret people keep is immortality.

Losers never know why they are losing. They will mention injuries, the officiating, the weather and bad breaks.

I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.

A psycho, they called me. They were right. They were wrong. They couldn't come close to my fire. They couldn't touch my heart.

My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot. So we said, 'Let's give him a promotion.'

The only reward to be expected from literature is contempt if one fails and hatred if one succeeds.