We do not always get what we want. Sometimes life presents us with surprises.

I have been very lucky: my writing has taken me across the world, and I have seen some extraordinary sites and sights.

I'm always writing - its what I like to do. But when I'm not writing, I'm reading.

But magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses.

There is always something to see, if you only know how to look.

When I retire, I don't want to just move to some island somewhere. I want to be the guy who gives it all back. I want it to be like, 'Hey who donated that hospital wing that's saving so many lives?' 'I don't know. It was anonymous.' 'Well, guess what. It was Michael Scott.' 'But how do you know? It was anonymous.' 'Because I'm him.

You're saying we lost the powers of magic because we grew lazy.