I'm not much of a family man. I'm just not that into it. I love kids, I adore them, but I don't want to live my life for them.

What might save us, me and you, is if the Russians love their children too.

If you make your living writing, and you can't write anything, it's over. It's very frightening.

I come from a family of losers, and I've rejected my family as something I don't want to be like.

A lot of people approach risk as if it's the enemy when it's really fortune's accomplice.

You have to be yourself. Stay true to who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's great! If they don't, that's their problem.

The compass spins between heaven and hell, let your soul be your pilot, let your soul guide you.