We are the masters of our own universe.

Madness breeds madness.

Writing an informative yet compact thriller is a lot like making maple sugar candy. You have to tap hundreds of trees - boil vats and vats of raw sap - evaporate the water - and keep boiling until you've distilled a tiny nugget that encapsulates the essence.

Wealth is commonplace but wisdom is rare. I beg you to remember that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster.

Death is only a byproduct of terrorism.

Great minds are always feared by lesser minds.

Anyone who said power was not addictive had never really experienced it.