I love the freedom that the narrative form provides.

Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what is going to happen until you turn the page.

The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books.

The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.

I'm sure that whatever changed is only temporary. It will change again.

Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.

Every man is a prisoner, and the greatest irony of all is to be the prisoner of another man.