I began attempting to write for children under the mistaken assumption that writing for children was easy.

Boredom is vastly underrated. Boredom means that nothing is trying to kill you every day.

Anticipating pain was like enduring it twice. Why not anticipate pleasure instead?

Leave the pain behind and let your life be your own again. There is a place where all time is now, and the choices are simple and always your own. Wolves have no kings

There is little in life so reassuring as a genuine welcome.

Stop longing.You poison today’s ease, reaching always for tomorrow.

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.

Tomorrow owes you the sum of your yesterdays. No more than that. And no less.

Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power.

Look forward, not back. Correct your course and go on. You cannot undo yesterday's journey.

Do you not see how strange and wonderful that is? That all history balances on an affair of the human heart?

For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice.

Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life.

I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They've got to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I've got to be conscious of that.

All the armies of Europe combined could not by force make a track upon the Blue Ridge, or take a drink from the Ohio. If we are to be destroyed, we must do it ourselves.

Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

I'm actually scared of horror movies. I'm kind of Scaredy Cat when it comes to that stuff.

I hope you'll make mistakes. If you're making mistakes, it means you're out there doing something.

Lucky is the spouse who dies first, who never has to know what survivors endure.

I don't wanna sound pretentious talking about myself.