Want a Coke?” Abra asked. “Sugar solves lots of problems, that’s what I think.

What I'd show you is much more bizarre than anything we have looked at so far, and I warn you in advance that the first impulse will be to laugh. That's all right. Laugh if you must. Just don't take your eye off what you see, for even in your imagination, here is a creature who can do you damage.

If a fear cannot be articulated, it can't be conquered.

The sort of strenuous reading and writing program I advocate - four to six hours a day, every day - will not seem strenuous if you really enjoy doing these things and have an aptitude for them.

On the subject of love at first sight, I’m with the Beatles: I believe that it happens all the time.

Superstition, like true love, needs time to grow and reflect upon itself.

A successful novel should interrupt the reader’s life, make him or her miss appointments, skip meals, forget to walk the dog.