At the end of every day of every year, two things remain unshakable, our constancy of purpose and our continuous discontent with the immediate present.

If you take risks, you may fail; but if you don't take risks, you will surely fail

If you take risks, you may fail. But if you do not take risks, you will surely fail. The greatest risk of all is to do nothing.

I felt sorry for myself since my wimpy dom can’t catch a snail crossing the sidewalk.

Every sentence has a truth waiting at the end of it and the writer learns how to know it when he finally gets there.

Nearly every night before I go to bed I ask myself, "Have I vibrated in tune with the Infinite today, or have I failed?

Even when my parents were together, they both had to travel and work, and it wasn't like they had nine-to-five jobs. In that way, it wasn't a normal family life.

If we get used to life that is the crime.

Now the bright morning-star, day's harbinger, comes dancing from the east.

Be vigorous and full of energy, and make ceaseless efforts. This means that little things do not discourage you and that you approach all things boldly and with an attitude of determination.

Jihad expands Islam's domain by any means available.

My title rivals are behind me but at the moment I am not thinking about that. My target is to finish on the podium and then well see where everybody else is.

Once you're imagining being the main character, and you're having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes over.