...for life is magic, magic is life, the left-over life we don't even notice we're living.

Never underestimate the ridiculous things that have been done in the name of religious-semantic obscurity.

There was almost a flicker of humanity in the man. The kind of human who pulled wings off flies as a kid, but still human.

You know how it is -- you get older, you get wiser, you start to ask yourself 'is it any use being able to summon creatures of the nether deeps when I could be watching BBC 4?

A small child being dragged to bed peered curiously at me as it passed, then waved. We waved back, not being entirely sure how else to respond to small creatures like that.

Make me a shadow on the wall.

Men don't ask other men if they're getting home OK, they just assume that beneath the frail, weak exterior lurks a muscle-building kung fu master fearless of ever being mugged.

We be light, we be life, we be fire! We sing electric flame, we rumble underground wind, we dance heaven! Come be we and be free!

Whatever happened next, good or bad, it would be wonderful finding out.

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but paranoia was what tied it up in a sack and buried it in wet concrete.

Make me a shadow on the wall!

The secret to abundance in life is to begin with an abundant mindset and a caring heart.

Humankind is the greatest resources. Don’t lose faith in the people.

Perception is reality to the one in the experience.

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself.

I want to show off how beautiful my subjects are, whether its a cheetah or a live girl or two of them together.

Well, you know this world isn't perfect.' 'No, you're wrong. This world IS perfect, people just come along and mess it up sometimes.

Tremendous happiness and peace of mind are the results of loving service to others. Nobody can live fully and happily who lives only unto himself or herself.

The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained.

I cannot allow another man to take what I already consider mine.