Writers don't just create pages in a novel, but depth to worlds that become a safe haven for those who wish to escape the reality of their own.

No privacy left. No manners.

There’s always an opportunity to fish for something – even if it’s just for laughs or ideas.

Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of creation. It makes history possible.

You're almost always better off keeping your mouth shut, but don't let that stop you from popping off.

It's so funny to think that I used to be a model and here I am doing arbitrage, shipping and negotiating margins, the list is endless.

I think it's weird that people think someone who's not a politician could be the mayor of Chicago.

I thank heaven for a man like Adolf Hitler, who built a front line of defense against the anti-Christ of Communism.

I never realised that the Edinburgh skyline was so interesting - it's gothic and very urban and there's a lot of church spires and old brownstone buildings.

I've always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle.