All good writers inspire me as I have never thought I was any good. As far as a writer who made me think I could do it, it was Henry Miller. Not because I thought he was so simple that I reckoned I could pull it off as well, but it was his freedom and guts that really moved me to want to write all the time.

I'm not a thrill seeker. I'm not looking to get kidnapped. I'm not looking to get a shot at. I've been shot at. I didn't like it.

Spring and fall, those are very inspiring times of the year for me.

South Sudan is one of the most hard-put places in the world.

If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.

We are misery-making machines! Homo sapiens has perfected the art of causing suffering. Pain is humankind's collective GDP.

Help me to withstand your beauty as it stands out of reach. Give me the capacity to forget ever having felt your touch.