I don't wish to brag, but I'm very intelligent.

Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Specificity is the soul of narrative.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

Men and women who possesses drive record more increase than those who are passive

We're like goldfields. Until we dig deep to find what's inside us, our true potentials may be hidden forever.

I have a strong theory that you can tell a lot about someone by their coffee order

It's crazy isn't it?" She shook her head. "You have to believe it, but you hate it. I don't have to believe it, and I think it's beautiful." She shook her head again. "It's crazy.

The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.

How much better might human communication be if words were as precious as diamonds? If each of us were allotted only 100 words per day?

I hope to become an actor who succeed not from how I look, but my talent.

Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

When we transplant organs, we are enabling viruses to jump natural barriers between species.