What has he found who has lost God?And what has he lost who has found God?

As far as I know, if you take your time, write a good script and make a good film, then give the audience time, they will accept it.

Optimization hinders evolution. Everything should be built top-down, except the first time. Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.

I can't really characterize any country, except to say that we work well with a number of our foreign counterparts.

Once you get into the book, you've got to constantly find your - the rhythm of your prose. And it ends up being quite a musical experience either way.

Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had that experience.

An autumn garden has a sadness when the sun is not shining.

I don't keep my books around... they would embarrass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them.

When half-gods go The gods arrive.

I have heard people say that they drink to forget their sorrows but the more I drink the more sorrows I collect

The library is central to our free society. It is a critical element in the free exchange of information at the heart of our democracy.