How easy it is to be compassionate when it's yourself you see in trouble.

I do not enjoy writing at all. If I can turn my back on an idea, out there in the dark, if I can avoid opening the door to it, I won't even reach for a pencil.

You're never given a dream without the power to make it true.

Humanity is not a gift of nature, it is a spiritual achievement to be earned.

Everything is exactly as it is for a reason. The crumb on your table is no mystical reminder of this morning's cookie, it is there because you have chosen not to remove it. No exceptions.

Navigate by the same star, unwilling to change, and you find yourself not only off-course but lost.

My way of writing a book is completely disorganized - to hurl myself at the problem, over and over.