The lucky ones are just born dead.

Hope is something really tough and tenacious you have to give up. It’s an addiction to break.

How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?

There are the most fantastic, beautiful things and people out there. It’s up to you to find them.

Every time we burn a gallon of gas or an acre of rain forest, aren't we killing the future to preserve the present?

I always thought I'd write when I retired - when I turned 65. But by the time I was 33, to tell you the truth, I was a little bored with drugs and sex, and I thought I'd do the writing thing.

The lower you fall, the higher you'll fly.