But I prefer to think of my brother as a negative strip of film that led to my own development as a positive image.

I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But who can 'master' beauty, or peace, or joy?

Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there any more.

Our bodies need a range of frequencies to support good health.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.

Whatever you want is as elusive as you make it.

I love and treasure individuals as I meet them, I loath and despise the groups they identify or belong to.

I missed my teenage years. I was never a teenager.

I started thinking about [ what book is going to go next] when I was working on As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth.

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.

There is a verse [in the Koran] that says God swears by time. Anything you gain in life, you pay for with your time. Time is the most important thing that has been given to man.