I don't think there is anything wrong with learning from people who are better than you.

The feeling of being an underdog, not belonging, is very much me. You harbour a little feeling of resentment towards the 'upper dog'.

It is so much hard work writing your first novel. You're not even sure that it is possible to do.

Because you're a crime writer you're asked to have a point of view on a lot of things, and I'm uncomfortable having public opinions on things that are not my professional area.

Don't live off your past successes or failures, live for the next big pursuit.

Memories are the only thing tie us to the past

Everything in its own time. If your time is not right now, your right now may be soon.

Maturity is about Challenging yourself and Improving!And then taking that experience to help others...

A true Christian, who is born anew of the Spirit of Christ, is in the simplicity of Christ, and hath no strife or contention with any man about religion.

Buddhism ... is not a culture but a critique of culture, an enduring nonviolent revolution or "loyal opposition" to the culture in which it is involved.

One is but a shade of the other.

This entire process of stellar evolution is by natural process alone. We do not have to invoke Divine intervention at any stage in the history of the life-cycle of the stars that we observe.

Where there are no women there are no good manners

The times I've been most successful have been the product of hard work and focus, but there's also been an ease and flow to it that's unmistakable.