Guilt is a tireless horse. Grief ages into sorrow, and sorrow is an enduring rider.

Faced with the challenge of an endless universe, Man will be forced to mature further, just as the Neanderthal-faced with an entire planet-had no choice but to grow away from the tradition of savagery.

the worst happens when you least expect it

I always thought happiness was a choice and I always chose things that made me happy, and books were one of those.

Sometimes many publishers prefer that you write the same book every time, but I have a low boredom threshold so that isn't going to happen.

I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for that. I don't really believe that there have been many human problems solved by politics.

I have learned a great deal from novels. Some of it is even true.