How old did you have to be before you learned the difference between the simulacrum of love and the reality?

The dead should not have to answer to the claims of the living, even the sharpest grief.

No, the magic doesn't wear off at midnight. It's much more powerful than that. It comes from you. You wanted something, and so it came to be.

Killing someone usually turns out to be an enormously complicated solution to what was a much simpler problem.

Trust not tomorrow! Whatever you are planning, today is the best day to act!

I tried to abandon my tenacity, but I just couldn't let it go.

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

I don't think I have made as much of my life as I should have. I should have written more books.

If you believe that the job of the federal government is to secure this country, it's really important for you to understand that success in Iraq is part of securing the country.

Brigan threw his head back and smiled at the sky. "Well said, Lady. The world may be falling to pieces, but at least the lot of us can have a bath.

Reading for writers is like training for athletes.

With effort, reach to effortlessness. With seeking, reach to a state of no-seeking. With mind, arrive at no-mind.

Once an individual's search for meaning is successful, it not only renders him happy but also gives him the capability to cope with suffering

Liberty trains for liberty.