Writing's not always a pleasure to me, but if I'm not writing every other pleasure loses its savour.

It isn't that inspiration doesn't exist, but it comes only with writing.

Being a writer in a library is rather like being a eunuch in a harem.

Solitude and quiet are highly desirable, but the lack of them is no barrier to writing... The will to work builds all the seclusion that one needs.

There isn't, unfortunately, any way of discovering whether you can write a publishable novel except by writing it.

I've no desire to be ill-dressed; but I hate the feeling that I daren't be ill-dressed if I want to.

I writeNotFor the sake of gloryNot For the sake of fameNotFor the sake of successBut for the sake of my soul

Have you ever heard of the theory that it is better for one man to die than an entire nation to suffer? Do you believe that to be true? Is it ever okay to take a life in hopes of saving others?

Never crave to be known for someone you are not. Be who you are in the day and when the lights are off, remain true!

I think, Tom Friedman is right, and I think that we have to - we have to have a serious public dialogue to try to shift public policy in that regard.

It does not matter whether you are a theist or atheist, what matters is sincerity, forgiveness, and compassion.

With little art, clear wit and sense Suggest their own delivery.

Put a bird cage near the window so that the bird can see the sky? It's much better to look than not to, even if it hurts.

We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.

I'm currently working on a Mind Siege for youth.

They have done what they like. Their difficulty is to like what they have done.