You can either complain about how hard your life is, or you can realize that only you are responsible for it.

Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you're worthy of the trip.

Everyone wants to feel loved, but when all you feel is alone it's tough to accomplish anything else.

I collapsed to my knees and looked up at the predawn sky. "I hate you, " I said softly."I love you, " the voice whispered back.

If a machine can convincingly imitate humanity—can persuade a human being of its kinship—then what makes it inhuman? What, after all, is human thought but a series of electrical impulses?

Those who love the rain much cannot long remain dry!

An atheist is but a mad, ridiculous derider of piety, but a hypocrite makes a sober jest of God and religion; he finds it easier to be upon his knees than to rise to a good action.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

Really the only thing holding a lot of records together is the personality of the singer, and the will to write all of these different things.

No, I think the pitching today has more depth.

I wasn't crying, my eyes were running. My eyes were running because there were pieces of zombies all over my toys. Jesus.

ACCEPT PRAISE FOR ITS WORTH - POLITENESS. BE BRUTALLY FRANK WITH YOURSELF. IT'S SAFER.

Yeah." He took one last look at the cityscape of Rome, turning bloodred in the sunset. "Festus, raise the sails. We've got some friends to save.

Starting a new novel is a little like starting a new relationship - you have to be prepared to commit for at least three years and put up with the domestic tedium as well as the emotional highs!