I have known some magnificent young people who died very young but had wonderful lives and inspired many people by their short existence.

When you're up against a superior enemy, sometimes it's okay to just bow out gracefully

Everybody dies; that's a fact. Sometimes it blindsides people. Sometimes people get a glimpse of the big picture and decide to cheat.

You know not every book has to have a happy ending, but it has to have a satisfying ending.

In truth, how much time do any of us really have?

For as long as the world spins and the earth is green with new wood, she will lie in this box and not in my arms.

I wanted to show what it's really like for 98 percent of the world's population [in the third world]. Plus, I also see there are an awful lot of young people out there doing good things, and I wanted to give them a platform.