You weren’t alone, ” he says, making sure I hear every word. “And you weren’t floating.”“How do you know?” I ask.“Because I was carrying you.

Don't do anything stupid, they said. Well, it's now or never, I suppose, and stupidity and confidence run a fine line.

Style is the shape the ideal takes, rhythm, its movement.

The reality is that people reach for a Bible when they're feeling lost. But if they hadn't shelved it, maybe they wouldn't have gotten lost.

The ripe apple falls, it doesn't know what else to do.

If you want a bright future, ignite your desire filled action today.

My aim is not to exhibit craft, but rather to submerge it, and make it rightfully the handmaiden of beauty, power and emotional content.

How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.

Community is where humility and glory touch.

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.

If you watch a movie, it never happens that you see a character that is in every single scene.