You don't turn out as many books as I did then by sitting around, being cozy with the family.

It's a strange paradox that a man gifted with too many talents can fritter them all away without developing a single one to its full.

I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. The view is from my inner eyes.

It's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.

Failure makes success so much sweeter, and allows you to thumb your nose at the crowds.

They do say that socialism is the ideal philosophy-just as long as you have capitalists to pay for it.

I think one of the most poignant things is unrequited love and loneliness.

When I vacate this sack of old bones I won't care what you do with it. Bury or burn it but don't make much fuss.

Litigation only makes lawyers fat.

Sometimes it is best for men not to attempt to interfere with destiny. Our prayers can be answered in ways which we do not expect and do not welcome.

I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a perfect set-up?

For all those that have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question.

You crave winning and fear losing instead of just doing. To succeed you must remove your self-imposed limitations.

Failure doesn't define you. It's what you do after the failure that determines whether you are a leader or a waste of perfectly good air.

Gansey knew enough people with secrets not to be dazzled into easily using them as currency.

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.

There's just an enormous vast universe of possible intrigue out there and why not pay attention to it? Because then you're not burdened with trying to find that meaning in yourself all the time.

The people who get into trouble in our company are those who carry around the anchor of the past.

It's a very nice thing to be able to give joy to people.

I don't see the government as a beverage vending machine, where anyone who happens to be thirsty can grab a drink.

When you attain the control of the internal direction of your attention, you will no longer stand in shallow water but will launch out into the deep of life.