Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.

A soldier never dies. His blood makes the grass green for his children.

Memory has no power but what the soul chooses to make of it.

Books don't prattle. Books don't make demands. Yet they give you everything they possess. It's a very satisfying partnership.

Loyalty never put blood back in a man's veins.

Enjoy, smile... wild... peace.

Innocence isn't something we lose, but realise we don't need.

Rules of science.” Alessandro shrugged his elegant shoulders. “And what are those? We don’t even know how this works.” He pointed to his head.

A hipster is someone who's very aware of his style.

There's a new slimming course just out where they remove all your bones. Not only do you weigh less, but you also look so much more relaxed.

If you do not know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere

I don't know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.

I prefer to be hated than be false and fool people.

For every seeing soul, there are two absorbing facts - I, and the abyss.

Writing and learning and thinking are the same process.