Wealth is above all an accumulation of possibilities

The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.

As publishing has become less expensive, the urge to write my own self has become the opportunity to publish my own self. Everyone now can afford to preach in the desert.

The probability of finding a particular book increases in relation to the clarity of the store's focus, the diligence and shrewdness of the bookseller, and the size of the business.

Have faith in the truth. Faith can move mountains.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

Republicans working in leadership and the trenches are largely old, white, male, out-of-touch, out of ideas, technology averse, and living in the past.

Don't ever follow me, because I am difficult.

Grief is a wound that needs attention in order to heal.

I like analyzing human behavior. It's complex. That's what keeps me going.

Writing is something that I am ever driven to do, and concerning which I am never satisfied.

It's OK to have wealth. But keep it in your hands, not in your heart.

Snoop Scorsese, that's my director name.

Every desire bears its death in its very gratification. Curiosity languishes under repeated stimulants, and novelties cease to excite and surprise, until at length we cannot wonder even at a miracle.