Villains often more the story along while the heros react to the villains, so the villain becomes the engine of the story.

I'm not a magician. I'am an alchemyst, a man of science, though perhaps not the science you would be familiar with.

Ah. In my experience, when people say they don't know whether they love someone, they usually mean no.

Nowadays I find chocolate and/or chocolate-based snacks to be great motivators. Everyone loves chocolate. If someone has a lot of work to do, put a piece of fudge in a glass container (so they can see it) and let them know that if they accomplish their tasks, they can eat the fudge. You'll definitely get a reaction!

What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia.

The secret to writing is writing. Lots of people I know talk about writing. They will tell me about the book they are going to write, or are thinking about writing, or may write some day in the future. And I know they will never do it. If someone is serious about writing, then they will sit down every day and put some words down on paper.

My mom always used to say that average people are the most special people in the world. And that's why God made so many.