We make a mistake to condescend to the past as if it were preparatory to our own time.

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

All secrets become deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.

I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

We can make this a more peaceful century if we cherish non-violence and concern for others’ well-being.

Prosperity is not a promise, it’s a covenant. You don’t pray to get prosperity, you give to get it. Prosperity is not measured by how much you get but how much you give.

i am not strong or weak i am exactly what the situation requires(versatile)

Eloquence is the poetry of prose.

When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth.

Any hack can safely rail away at foreign powers beyond the sea; but a good writer is a critic of the society he lives in.

No matter what era we're in, we need hope.

Love is the greatest preacher and the greatest teacher.

Losing my mind From this hollow in my heart

A lot of the music, and especially rap, I don't understand.