As writers, we are exploring the mystery, the mystery of existence.

A desert is a place without expectation.

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

A truly living human being cannot remain neutral.

The caged eagle become a metaphor for all forms of isolation, the ultimate in imprisonment. A zoo is prison.

Peace. The upland serenity of high altitude, the openness of grassland without indigenous bush or trees; the greening, yellowing or silver-browning that prevailed, according to season.

Writing is making sense of life.

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter.

I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Time is change; we measure its passage by how much things alter.

Rapid expansion coupled with social stability is proof of Umar's incredible capabilities as a leader

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

No one who's white thinks he's innocent. No one who's black thinks he's guilty.

The casting couch? There's only one of us who ever made it to stardom without it, and that was Bette Davis.

Keep your eye fixed not so much on what they [people] ought in reason to do, as on what they are likely to do based on their disposition and habits.

To succeed in life one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful.

My stockbroker asked me something important today: paper or plastic?

I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.

I do what I do because I love it.

Lots of times I'll play lead and rhythm together.