I realized then that I didn't understand anything. I read all the books I could.

The information I have about Iran is second hand.

Evil is international and the fanatic is international and universal. There is no difference between a Muslim fanatic, a Christian fanatic, even a secular fanatic.

A well-trained cat doesn't exist because a cat remains a cat.

It's always extremely interesting to speak at colleges. My books are taught in many colleges in America and are part of the educational system, so it's really important to me. I don't believe in so many things in life, but something I believe in is education.

When you make a book or you make a movie, it is almost like hitting on somebody. It's not because you want to seduce people that you will seduce them; you can hit on somebody and it doesn't work. But when you hit on them and it works, then it's really cool.

If you know a little bit the psychology of human beings, you have to understand that if you say something you should not do, then everybody wants to do it.