Dear though the reader might be, I'd be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.

Grass is never green by accident.

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

My hair is my identity.

In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy.

I'm a football guy. Baseball, I enjoy it at playoff time.

I buy food and gasoline - that's it.

It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.

It all starts with the script: it's not worth taking myself away from my family if I don't have something I'm really passionate about.

That woman is happiest whose life is passed in the shadow of a manly, loving heart.

We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good; so find we profit By losing of our prayers.