Half truths were a wonderful way to inspire credibility.

In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all.

Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?

I'm scattered, and then that last hundred pages, bam, I'm a laser.

But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything.

It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between.

Libraries rock! Not a sermon, just a fact. As a kid I was a library rat and books changed my life. They can change yours.

Today might not be so good. But tomorrow, you got another chance to get it right.

Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.

Two people can care for each other but not want the same things.

When a poor man gives something, that is a sacrifice indeed. When a rich man gives something, it hardly rises to the same level.

How to Draw a Picture (XII)Know when you're finished, and when you are, put your pencil or your paintbrush down. All the rest is only life.

Good posture can be beneficial to your health.

The only source of knowledge is experience.

Divine the Powers that on this trio wait. Supreme their conquest, over Time and Fate. Love, Work, and Faith - these three alone are great.

I spent years crying in my diary. But I finally stopped finding fault with myself. We're all different, yet the same.

Turning to politicians is the worst way to solve a problem.

It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.

Oh, I have a very pure soul. It's only my private parts that have gotten me into trouble".

The fundamental loss of a desire for God is the heart of original sin.

For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.