Writing is not my problem, it is my solution.

People do not change, they are merely revealed.

Only bad writers think that their work is really good.

Write whatever way you like. Fiction is made of words on a page; reality is made of something else. It doesn't matter how "real" your story is, or how "made up": what matters is its necessity.

God, I hate my family, these people I never chose to love, but love all the same.

We do not always like the people we love- we do not always have that choice.

I have no place left to live but in my own heart.

The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page.

I’m really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don’t confuse the issues really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two.

There are men who would do anything, asleep, and I'm not sure what stops them when they wake. I do not know how they draw the line.

Description is hard. Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a place to stand.

Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.

We humans progressively exterminate every support mechanism. The earth progressively degenerates toward a form of quadriplegia, completely impotent to protect all it sustains.

Ignorance is a fools castle.

This is for you, for your breath, whose absence would lessen a greater world.

Make sure your life is a rare entertainment! It doesn't take anything drastic. You needn't be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, just very enthusiastic!

Every manager dreams of a job like this [the England job] and I will be sure to learn English within one month.

When we learn to accept difficult circumstances patiently, the real problem disappears.

By virtue of believing in a Supreme Being one embraces certain mysteries.

America is not the world.

We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.