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

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.

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.

This is why I loved technology: if you used it right, it could give you power and privacy.

It's much more efficient to build on a head-strong teen than to fix a broken-spirited adult.

We are already abundant, we have everything we need within us, to live a purposeful and fulfilling life.

Zeal is more often checked after long years in the same service than when novelty gives a charm to our work.

I have no respect for gangs today. None. They just drive by and shoot people. At least in the old days like in West Side Story the gangs used to dance with each other.

As yogis, we are constantly exploring the world of duality, while being acutely aware of the unity of all things.

Third time pays for all

Designers have always shown outlandish and exuberant clothes, but that hasnt always translated to the streets.

There is, in fact, no law or government at all; and it is wonderful how well things go on without them.

The true convert does not receive the gospel as an addition to his previous life, but in exchange for it.

There's always risk in life's most rewarding pursuits, isn't there?