I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad. I count my winners rather than my losers.

You can't lay down laws for what people think and hope.

I've seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards.

If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?

Everybody is a hero in their own story if you just look.

My mother was a trained nurse, and she'd tell me that patients would fight as they were administered anaesthetic, grappling to get the gas mask off their face.

Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life.